Remarks by President John Bravman, Commencement 2017
Fareed Zakaria Offers Defense of Free Speech and the Liberal Arts at Bucknell’s 167th Commencement
Graduating Community College Scholars Cap Off an Extraordinary Achievement
Honoring Edward McKnight Brawley, Bucknell’s First African-American Graduate
Academic East Receives $6 Million Gift From Richard Garman '56
Student Biomedical Engineering Projects Edge Closer to Real-world Use
Bucknell Sustainability Symposium Looks Forward to the Future
Bucknell Diversity Summit Explores Questions of Identity and Inclusion
Legal and Lucrative
Bill Roark '03 remembers the most pivotal moment in his legal career as the day he could have gotten fired.
A New Age of Exploration
In the 275 years between the first printing of Carl Linnaeus' Systema Naturae, the ur-text of biological taxonomy, and the 2005 publication of the third edition of Mammal Species of the World, the current authoritative text on the classification of mammals, biologists had catalogued some 5,416 members of class Mammalia.
Seeing the Light
Advanced Lighting Design students enter Harvey Powers Theatre through a door at the back of the stage. Action starts right away as they collaborate to carry out one another's lighting plans, centered around a collection of objects — a speaker, a large box, two cylinders and a mannequin wearing a cape.
Mouth Guard
It's two hours before game time at the Pepsi Center, the arena home of the NBA's Denver Nuggets, and Alison Hoover '07, one of the Nuggets' team dentists, is visiting the locker room to check on the players' dental health.
Health Services Become More Holistic
Colleges and universities have traditionally provided alcohol or drug counseling to students, but within the last decade, services that support student mental health and wellness have become increasingly in demand.
In Memoriam: John “Jack” Wheatcroft '49
John "Jack" Wheatcroft '49, poet, author and professor of English at Bucknell from 1952 to 1996, died March 14 at age 91.
Excavating a Legacy
Part lion and part human, the sphinx is a mythological figure that was said to guard the Greek city of Thebes by asking travelers to solve a riddle before continuing on their journey.
A Season of Action
President Donald Trump's executive order on border security and immigration on Jan. 25 sparked a candlelight vigil in support of immigrants, quickly organized by the Chaplain's Office.