Articles: Faculty

Studying The Effects Of Climate Change On Tree Swallows & Eastern Blue Birds

by Allegheny College July 24th 2024

How does climate change affect birds? Student and faculty collaboration are tackling that answer by investigating Tree Swallows and Eastern Blue Birds. Featured are: Jennifer Houtz, professor of biology Sunny Stout ’26, an environmental major with an Arabic minor Nelly Stafford ’25, a biology major with a psychology minor Sophia Mita ’25

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Career and Professional Development Extends Far Beyond the Transactional: It’s an Ecosystem

by Jennifer Rignani July 17th 2024

Allegheny College delivers bountiful outcomes for alumni. The latest offerings of career support come by way of the revamped Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD). The value of the Center is broad and tangible, but often not understood by students. That’s where a refreshed look, new employer relationships, passionate alumni connections, and ongoing storytelling

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Art as a Catalyst for Change: Ian F. Thomas’s Exhibit Confronts Gun Violence in America

by Jenny Goldsmith June 27th 2024

(Warning: content may be triggering for some.) A spring semester exhibit by assistant professor of ceramics and sculpture for the studio art program, Ian F. Thomas, drew attention for its poignant and powerful commentary on gun violence in America. Titled “Everything Will Be Okay,” the exhibit used everyday objects to create a visceral and thought-provoking

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