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Improved housing, campus safety upgrades, library enhancements and expanded dining options welcome students for the 2025-26 academic year.

Classes start Monday with a record total enrollment for a fifth straight year, with 3,969 students.

Bucknell University honored staff at its annual campus picnic on August 18 with awards recognizing exceptional service, collaboration and impact on the community.

Bucknell is listed 21st overall on a list that ranks the undergraduate programs that best set their alumni up for long-term career success.

Bucknell students will return this fall to find dining enhancements — including new eateries, menu expansions and revamped spaces — all inspired by student feedback and part of broader campus improvements like free laundry and a flexible downtown shuttle.

These three Bucknellians have delved deep into their summer research projects to reveal new insights across the disciplines.

With the Concept3D platform, users can virtually explore and navigate Bucknell's campus with ease.

Management 101 celebrates its 45th anniversary as a cornerstone class in the Freeman College of Management.

New certification allows officers to respond beyond campus, while department also relocates to a more central campus location.

Two Bucknellians have earned prestigious Fulbright awards, launching them into international fellowships where they'll pursue research and creative projects shaped by their academic passions.

The University was among 15 postsecondary institutions statewide recently recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education

At Bucknell’s 175th Commencement, six faculty members were honored for outstanding teaching and their lasting impact on students.

An endowment gift from alumni Bob '84, P'16 and Sue DeMent Gamgort '84, P'16 ensures Bucknell can meet full financial need and eliminate loans for first-generation students in the Gamgort Family Gateway Scholars Program in perpetuity. 

The University is set to welcome over 1,900 alumni and families for a weekend of celebration and recognition.

Bucknell students earned national recognition this year through prestigious scholarships and fellowships, highlighting the university’s culture of academic excellence, research innovation and leadership in service.

The Class of 2025 was honored during Bucknell University's 175th Commencement on Sunday, May 18, on the Malesardi Quadrangle.

More than 900 graduates from 36 states and 22 countries to receive degrees Sunday, May 18.

Bucknell will honor Doris Fischer Malesardi S'45 with an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during its 175th Commencement, recognizing her philanthropic contributions that have advanced the University's financial aid program and expanded access to higher education.

The Class of 2025 will be the first to cross a new brick pathway, built as their class tribute to the University, when they walk through Bucknell’s iconic Christy Mathewson Gates at Commencement.

Gabby Diaz '25 will address the Class of 2025 as this year's Commencement student speaker, following a performance of the national anthem by Juliana Capizzi '25.