TIL: Reddit vs. Wall Street
Youโve likely heard chatter this week about GameStop, a store you vaguely remember passing when malls were still frequented, Reddit users battling Wall Street, and something about short selling stock. We spoke to Allegheny Economics Professor Michael Michaelides to answer questions you might have about whatโs happening in the stock market right now. What was […]
Allegheny Computer Science Department Puts Emphasis on Ethical Programming
Todayโs computer science students will enter a tech industry thatโs coming face to face with issues of bias, equity, openness, accessibility, and privacy. So itโs crucial for those new professionals to understand the ethical implications of the tools and solutions they create, according to Oliver Bonham-Carter and Janyl Jumadinova, both computer science professors at Allegheny […]
Alleghenyโs Playshop Theatre to Stage โGo Play Outside!โ in an Outdoor Venue
While the bright lights of Broadway and theater districts throughout the nation remain mostly dark, Allegheny Collegeโs Playshop Theatre will stage an outdoor performance festival โGo Play Outside!โ on three weekends in late September and October. The festival is open only to members of the Allegheny community. It will be staged in the Vukovich Center […]
Allegheny Professor Emeritus Shares New-Age Vision in Off-Broadway Show
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Hold it and picture a field of poppies glistening in the sunlight among the rolling green hills. You are peaceful. You are floating among the clouds. Now exhale slowly and feel the love. Joshua Searle-White has dropped plenty of coin to hear gurus share visions like this in […]
Former Allegheny Teammates Reunite Through Organ Donation Awareness
Tucked away in a quiet corner during a family ski trip to Vermont, alumna Jess Goeller ’04 finds a moment of solitude to reflect on her time at Allegheny College. Goeller works full-time as a project manager of medical devices at Bayer in Pittsburgh. Sheโs also a wife and mother of four boys, which makes […]
Allegheny College Senior Devotes Free Time to Charitable Efforts
Alexandra Downer, a rising senior from Pittsburgh, has a busy academic schedule at Allegheny College as a psychology major and an education studies minor, but she finds the time and energy to boost fundraising on behalf of her Delta Delta Delta sorority chapter and the patients at St. Jude Childrenโs Research Hospital in Tennessee. Downer […]
Allegheny College Student Contributes First Online Exhibit To The Museum of Food and Culture Focused On Foraging, Invasive Weeds
Next time youโre pulling your invasive weeds, think twice before chucking them.ย Think about it as foraging for food. Katherine Hoehl โ25 has discovered palatable uses for what we might disregard in the yard. As a student studying environmental science and sustainability (ESS) with a biology minor at Allegheny College, Hoehl became interested in creating a […]
Allegheny Duo Tackles Data Problems in African Health Surveys With Online Toolย
A new study published in 2025 is shining a light on a major issue in global healthโ at the core of the research team were two members of the Allegheny College community.
Allegheny Graduate’s Custom Costumes Featured In Stage, Film, And Television
Amid the whirr of the sewing machines in Allegheny Collegeโs Costume Shop, Zoe (Aaron) Regan `13 discovered a calling โ one that would lead to her work being featured in major productions like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Lion King on Broadway.ย โI didn’t know that I wanted to work in a costume shop […]