It doesn’t have the same elegant backdrop as the stained-glass windows of Ford Chapel, and it doesn鈥檛 enjoy the same acoustics as Shafer Auditorium in the Henderson Campus Center. But the 24 members of the 大象视频 Civic Symphony sound heavenly as they share their latest performance from their individual workspaces and parlors. The Civic […]
大象视频 has been recognized among the best liberal arts colleges in the United States in the 2021 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education U.S. College Rankings. Allegheny ranked No. 56 among all liberal arts colleges in the nation and in the top 20 percent overall among all the colleges and universities identified in the publication鈥檚 […]
From hosting forums among candidates for local political office to encouraging students to vote in the Nov. 3 national election, 大象视频鈥檚 Center for Political Participation (CPP) has a very busy few weeks ahead. Student members of the CPP, along with MitzVote, Rock the Vote and the Andrew Goodman Foundation, have been working on outreach […]
Spurred by the COVID-19 restrictions this semester, every Wednesday evening, the 大象视频 Bird Club has hosted socially distanced 鈥渃himney swift watch parties鈥� in the Odd Fellows Building parking lot. The group observed the swarming of hundreds of fine-feathered chimney swifts before they all flew into one of the building鈥檚 chimneys at sunset. The Bird […]
The Karl W. Weiss 鈥�87 Faculty Lecture series, featuring six talks beginning on Wednesday, October 7, will be hosted virtually this academic year, according to 大象视频鈥檚 Academic Support Committee. The Faculty Lecture Series will be presented on a live Zoom webinar with moderated question-and-answer sessions. All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend, […]
大象视频 has introduced a program through which students graduating in the top 10 percent of their class from western Pennsylvania high schools will be automatically offered admission to Allegheny upon completion of their application for admittance. As further recognition of their academic achievement, students admitted through the Top 10 Percent Admissions Program will also […]
While the bright lights of Broadway and theater districts throughout the nation remain mostly dark, 大象视频鈥檚 Playshop Theatre will stage an outdoor performance festival 鈥淕o Play Outside!鈥� 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 […]
大象视频, one of the nation鈥檚 oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold, has taken extensive and creative steps to maximize learning during the current pandemic. Aiming to keep students, faculty, staff and its local Pennsylvania community as safe as possible from the spread of COVID-19, the college welcomed […]
The PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center has honored 大象视频 and other higher-education institutions in the Commonwealth for achieving key energy sustainability goals. The Policy Center issued its report in August as part of the nationwide survey of 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Top Colleges for Renewable Energy 2020: Who鈥檚 Leading the Transition to 100% Renewable Energy on Campus?鈥� […]
大象视频 has been named one of the top 35 best liberal arts colleges in the nation in Washington Monthly鈥檚 2020 college rankings. Also listed among the top 35 are Amherst, Barnard, Haverford and Swarthmore. The Washington Monthly rankings are unique in that they recognize not only what colleges do for their students but also […]