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Bucknell Joins TikTok, Giving Audiences a Fresh Glimpse at Life on Campus
Bucknell's TikTok account will feature regular takeovers by students who can share their Bucknell experience in interesting ways.
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Peace-building Grant Funds Bucknellian’s Homegrown Economic Development Program
With the help of a $10,000 grant from Davis Projects for Peace, Chanzé Ashsan '22 developed an entrepreneurial training program to combat economic insecurity in her home country of Pakistan.
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Bucknell’s Class of 2025 Brings to Campus Diverse Backgrounds, Unique Experiences
The 1,031 students in the Class of 2025 — members of the largest incoming class in Bucknell University history — embark on their next chapter.
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Organization and Creativity: Bucknell Opens Holmes Hall
The new building, named to honor commitments from Steve '79 and Bonnie Bencsko Holmes '79, offers modern, technology-rich spaces for the Freeman College of Management and Department of Art & Art History.
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Bucknell Awarded NSF Grant to Study Faculty Gender, Race, Ethnicity Barriers
The $271,000 award will fund a two-year self-assessment to identify systemic inequities and advancement barriers among faculty.
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A Commitment to Opportunity: Bucknell Receives Largest Single Pledge in University History
A pledge of more than $40 million from Michael Pascucci '58 will support generations of students by way of more than $30 million in unrestricted financial aid endowment, and with a new athletics team center and other enhancements in and around Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium.
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Summer of Service: Bucknell Shepherd Interns Dedicate Their Breaks to Civic Engagement
For eight weeks, 12 student interns partnered with nonprofit and government-funded organizations to support disadvantaged communities across the nation.
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Bucknell's Williams Plans #BlackBotanistsWeek2021, Wins Peter Raven Award for Plant Science Outreach
Five Bucknell students also will receive national plant sciences awards at this week’s Annual Botany Conference.
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Bucknell Poll Finds Support for Voter ID Laws, Supreme Court Term Limits
The national survey considers ideas about fundamental changes to the way politics and elections are run in the U.S.
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Jacob Feuerstein ’22 Named a 2021 Key Into Public Service Scholar
The Phi Beta Kappa Society program connects arts and sciences students with Phi Beta Kappa scholarship and public sector opportunities
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Bucknell's Class of 2020 Paints a Picture of Success and Resilience
Despite graduating into a world of uncertainty, the members of Bucknell's Class of 2020 have found success by forging their own path.
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Bucknell Beats Pandemic Odds, Completes On-campus Academic Year
In spite of the challenges posed by COVID-19, the University successfully kept students on campus throughout an unprecedented year.
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Bucknell Students, Grads Awarded Four NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Grants
The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution.
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Banks Publishes Book on Sadie Alexander, First Black American to Earn Economics Ph.D.
The book documents the speeches and writings of the civil rights activist and will be released June 15 — the 100th anniversary of Alexander receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Reasons to Ray’cycle: Bucknell Student Engineers Use Cutting-edge Recycling Process to Transform Community Waste
Their sustainability initiative, called Ray’cycle, invited the campus community to help turn hard-to-recycle plastics into useful and fun Bucknell-themed items, produced throughout the spring.
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As Fulbright and Boren Scholars, These Bucknellians Will Take Their Curiosity Overseas
Three students and three professors will bring their Bucknell experiences overseas through educational travel funded by the Fulbright Program and Boren Awards.
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Introducing Holmes Hall: A Commitment to the Power of Intersectional Learning at Bucknell
Nearing completion this summer, the new home for the Freeman College of Management and the Department of Art & Art History will be named for Bucknell Trustee Steve Holmes '79 and his wife, Bonnie Bencsko Holmes '79.
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Bucknell to Conduct All Fall 2021 Courses in Person
Barring any unforeseen pandemic developments, hybrid and remote instruction will not be offered as options.
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Bucknell’s 171st Commencement Sends Class of 2021 Off With Empathy, Courage and Lessons Learned
Nearly 900 graduates were recognized throughout three ceremonies held in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium in accordance with COVID-19 safety guidelines.
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Bucknell's Class of 2021 Supports First-year Connections With Senior Tribute
Located just outside James S. Swartz Hall, the new patio space presents a fresh, beautiful space for first-year and sophomore students to study, relax and connect.