Alumni

The 2023-24 Bucknell Forum will discuss the theme "Freedom of Expression." The five Forum events will feature conversations between Bucknell President John Bravman and guests including Washington Post columnist George Will, novelist Jodi Picoult, and Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda.

Bucknellians are making life-changing impacts on campus, nationally and in each others' lives. In our cover story, you'll meet former engineer Kevin Fitzgerald '84, who blew the whistle on an automotive parts company's negligence. Learn about his decades-long fight to get defective airbags off U.S. roads. In other stories, see how two Bucknell families brought together by a rare diagnosis are sharing support, fostering hope and campaigning for a cure. Meanwhile, on campus, an alumna's generous gift is fueling a current student’s scientific discovery.

Bucknell faculty and leaders appeared more than 2,000 times in media publications in academic year 2022-23, a record number since the University began tracking appearances in its annual media report five years ago. This year’s report also features more than a dozen appearances on podcasts, a testament to Bucknell’s evolving efforts to reach audiences where they consume news and information. Learn how Bucknell experts are setting the agenda on topics from scientific discoveries to geopolitical analysis to the challenges and potential of emerging tools like AI — and much more.

Your generosity is instrumental in making a lasting impact on students’ lives. It creates opportunities, fuels student discovery and creativity, and helps advance the academic and overall student experience. Whether your giving is directed to athletics, the Student Needs Fund, the Bucknell Fund or any area of Bucknell important to you, your gift matters.