Administration»President's Office
President: Richard Cook
Bentley Hall
(814) 332-5380

In The News

Big, big asset: Study details college's benefit to economy (June 6, 2007)
By Tim Hahn, Erie Times-News

Division III Seeks Harmony Between Field And Classroom (February 13, 2007)
By Bill Pennington, The New York Times

Allegheny sets groundbreaking for $23M facility August 31, 2006
By John Bartlett, Erie Times-News

Aid Lets Smaller Colleges Ask, Why Pay for Ivy League Retail? (January 1, 2006)
By Alan Finder, The New York Times

Despite name changes, not all schools yearn to be universities (November 21, 2003)
By Maria Guzzo, Pittsburgh Business Times

Caught In An 'Arms Race,' Higher Education Needs To Find A Way Out Of The Tuition Discounting Spiral (August 2003)
By Tim Goral, University Business

Rankings Reconsidered: U.S. News Yields on Yield (August 2003)
By Jean Marie Angelo, University Business

Play to Win, or Just to Play? N.C.A.A.'s Lowest Rung Split (May 25, 2003)
By Bill Pennington, The New York Times

Benefactor Wants Colleges to Deliver a Stronger Civics Lesson (April 7, 2003)
By Karen W. Arenson, The New York Times

President Cook Encourages Student Interest, Participation in Electoral Politics (December 16, 2001)
Linda Dickerson, a widely respected columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, recently reported on the College's successes in promoting electoral participation in an article titled "Allegheny College Works to Involve Students in Electoral Politics". Ms. Dicerkson reports that "Allegheny's efforts to increase the amount of social capital flowing into this region are commendable".