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Goats Come to the Rescue, Thanks to Allegheny Class Research Project

If you venture into the Erie National Wildlife Refuge east of Meadville as the summer winds down, you’ll likely come across eight well-fed goats who are gorging themselves on non-native plants and savoring every bite. They probably won’t even notice you staring at them as they chew. The goats were brought in for the summer […]

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The Princeton Review Again Names Allegheny College Among Best in Nation

Allegheny College has once again been named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review. The education services company features Allegheny in “The Best 385 Colleges,” the 2020 edition of its flagship college guide. In its profile on Allegheny, The Princeton Review quotes extensively from students surveyed for the guide. […]

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The Inner Workings of a Health Coaching Program

Allegheny Professor Steven Farrelly-Jackson and Director of Pre-Professional Studies Kirsten Peterson shared insights about the College’s health coaching program in this article. Under the guidance of Meadville Medical Center healthcare professionals, students in the program work to educate and motivate patients to take an active and meaningful role in their health and well-being.

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Allegheny College President Emeritus James H. Mullen, Jr. Named Fall 2019 President-in-Residence at Harvard Graduate School of Education

In addition to continued involvement with the Allegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life and other strategic efforts, Allegheny President Emeritus James H. Mullen, Jr. has been selected to serve as the fall 2019 president-in-residence in the Higher Education Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Mullen transitioned to the role of president […]

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Dr. Lisa Whitenack: Getting Straight to the Point Studying the Shape and Function of Shark Teeth

Lisa Whitenack, associate professor of biology and geology at Allegheny, was featured on the People Behind the Science podcast, which explores the lives and experiences of the people behind the research and scientific discoveries of today.

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Two Allegheny Students Receive Gilman Scholarships for Study Overseas

Two Allegheny College students have been awarded Gilman International Scholarships in order to help defray the costs of their participation in studying overseas during the 2019 fall semester. The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program reviewed more than 3,000 applicants nationwide for 2019-20 academic programs, and just over 800 students were offered […]

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Allegheny College Featured in “Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020”

Allegheny College is featured in the “Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020,” the 36th edition of a reference book for prospective students and their families that describes life on campus at the country’s best colleges and universities. The “Fiske Guide to Colleges” publishes detailed profiles, including interviews with students, for more than 300 four-year schools. The guide is fully […]

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Hilary L. Link Begins Work as 22nd President of Allegheny College

Hilary L. Link, Ph.D., began her tenure as the 22nd president of Allegheny College today. Link’s appointment was announced by the college’s board of trustees in January. Link, the first woman in Allegheny’s history to hold the college’s highest office, succeeds James H. Mullen, Jr., who retired after 11 years at the college. “I am […]

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Mobile Market House headed to a neighborhood near you

Meadville’s Mobile Market House, which brings locally grown produce to locations across Crawford County, started as an outgrowth of Allegheny College’s Community Wellness Initiative.

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Allegheny Graduate Tackles Marketing, Medical Assignments

Recent Allegheny College graduate Natalia Buczek finds herself taking her first career steps with one foot in the marketing world and the other foot in the medical field. Buczek, an Erie native who graduated in May 2019, has started her full-time job as a project coordinator handling client concerns and overseeing marketing tasks at the […]