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Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to present two speakers online in April

March 27, 2025

Caucus celebrations to honor graduating students and local communities

March 27, 2025

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Bike Den to host Women and Queer Night April 3

March 26, 2025

Maria Rebecca Duiker (left), Anna Raquel Duiker (middle) and Lina Ruth Duiker (right) pose for a selfie in front of tree-covered mountains in Puerto Rico.

Three Penn State sisters share love of service and linguistics

March 26, 2025

Celebrate women in STEM at the Women’s History Month Festival

March 25, 2025

A student sits with a group of women at a luncheon program.

Mary Behrend Impact Award presented to political science alumna

March 25, 2025

Serenity Myers sits on a blue chair outside offices inside Welch Building at Penn State University Park.

Chaiken Scholar embraces liberal arts education to drive change

March 25, 2025

'Counting Winter' wins 2025 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

March 25, 2025

Art History to host film, Q&A about Black Africans in Renaissance Europe

March 23, 2025

Shirley Malcom, senior adviser and director of SEA Change, presented the keynote at the Eberly College's inaugural SeED Conference on March 19, 2025.

Heard on campus: Shirley Malcom, SEA Change senior adviser

March 21, 2025

Donors create endowment for access and equity in Agricultural Sciences

March 21, 2025

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Eileen Cheng-yin Chow to deliver inaugural Janssen Lecture on March 28

March 20, 2025

Noa Diggs poses outside academic buildings on a sunny day at Penn State University Park.

Liberal Arts student explores global approaches to criminal justice reform

March 20, 2025

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Traditional American Indian Powwow scheduled March 29-30 in State College

March 18, 2025

Postponed: Harrisburg to host virtual 'Women and Innovation' roundtable March 27

March 18, 2025

Sadan Kulturel-Konak is pictured alongside Elizabeth Deimeke

Penn State Berks professor named VentureWell Ecosystem Futures Fellow

March 18, 2025

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Luquis to receive Society for Public Health Education award

March 17, 2025

Jen Parrish walking on the Penn State Altoona campus holding her mobility cane.

A new vision: Despite health diagnosis, Altoona student charts path forward

March 17, 2025

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Pre-Powwow Celebration scheduled March 27 inside Bellisario Media Center

March 17, 2025

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Register now for the March 27 First-Gen Student Support Summit

March 16, 2025

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WPSU, SCASD to co-host fourth annual Multicultural Children’s Festival, March 22

March 14, 2025

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2025 Osaze Osagie Memorial Lecture brings Kevin Richardson to Penn State

March 13, 2025

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Harrisburg's Kulkarni Cultural Series to screen film on civil rights activist

March 11, 2025

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Designers, scholars plan interdisciplinary design institute for high school students

March 10, 2025

Five students hold certificates open with a staff member, all standing in front of a branded Penn State banner

Penn State Berks inducts 31 into national first-generation student honor society

March 05, 2025

Laci Moore wears a gray Liberal Arts Chaiken Center quarter-zip sweatshirt that says “Peer Success Coach” on the sleeve while standing in front of bushes and trees outside Pattee Library and Paterno Library.

Chaiken Scholar paves the way to law school for herself and her peers

March 05, 2025

Graduate student Nicholas Prince stands next to LiDAR instrument

Earth and Mineral Sciences graduate fellow builds belonging safety net for peers

March 05, 2025

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Penn State Harrisburg to host 5th annual DE&I In Tech Summit

March 04, 2025

A young Black woman looks at a portrait on the wall.

Student Kennedy Ferguson explores Black girlhood, community through portraits

February 27, 2025

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Virtual workshop to be held on improving program assessment through UDL

February 27, 2025

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Registration open for Penn State Smeal’s START Conference

February 26, 2025

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Bike Den to host Women and Queer Night on March 6

February 26, 2025

A man climbs a rock wall

Penn State Sustainability to screen two short films on access to the outdoors

February 24, 2025

Antiracist Development Institute PODs spark critical conversations and ideas

February 21, 2025

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IST alumna turns research into passion as Black developer in games industry

February 21, 2025

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'Dare to Disrupt' podcast hosts Penn State Berks alumni and sister entrepreneurs

February 20, 2025

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Alumni of color support students of color in 'Shades of Success' networking event

February 19, 2025

Students stand next to research posters and talk

Harrisburg students explore ‘Unsung Patriots of the American Revolution’

February 19, 2025

Isaac Newton Farris Jr. and Dr. Babs Babatunde Onabanjo will speak at the Civil Rights Forum on February 28

Nephew of MLK Jr. to speak at Penn State as part of Civil Rights Forum Feb. 28

February 19, 2025

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Penn State community reminded of religious observance absence protocols

February 18, 2025

Students gather at the Stone Hall cooking demonstration area to make soup.

Living Learning Community fosters wellness, connection for first-year students

February 18, 2025

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HUB Galleries, Indigenous Peoples’ Student Association host the Bison Bead Project

February 14, 2025

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Queer history on view in new Libraries' Special Collections exhibition

February 12, 2025

Penn State Student Farm

Ross Student Farm to host screening of ‘Farming While Black’ documentary

February 12, 2025

Dancer wearing traditional West African clothing performs with two drummers

Balafon West African Dance Ensemble to perform at Shenango campus

February 12, 2025

Transportation Services announces spring 2025 Bike Den event schedule

February 12, 2025

Coffee Hour lecture to examine COVID-19’s impact on Black women on probation

February 11, 2025

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Libraries to host pop-up exhibit related to Panama Canal history in February

February 10, 2025

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'Be You in Tech' Summit celebrates authenticity, diversity

February 06, 2025

Professor Roderick Lee stands near globe fountain at Penn State Harrisburg

Harrisburg faculty member named to leadership roles at The PhD Project

February 05, 2025

Photos of projects conducted by winners of the M. G. Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Award

Applications sought for 2025 M. G. Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Awards

February 03, 2025

Jamie Nguyen smiles in a navy blazer standing in front of a pond and trees.

Penn State alumna pursues entertainment career at NBCUniversal

February 03, 2025

Penn State students playing a game of carrom

Students invited to attend Hindi Conversation Hour

February 01, 2025

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Anthropologist Nina Jablonski to deliver 2025 Darwin Day Lecture

January 31, 2025

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Paul Robeson Cultural Center to host Black History Month events

January 31, 2025

Gong Lung (Steel Dragon) Kung Fu and Lion and Dragon Dance players in costume

Penn State Berks celebrates Lunar New Year on Feb. 15 with dance performance

January 30, 2025

Five students covered in colorful dust smile for the camera.

Penn State Berks expands DEIB efforts with new Office of Inclusive Excellence

January 30, 2025

Photo of Darryl Mace, keynote speaker

Penn State Berks celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.

January 30, 2025

Leadership announced for new initiatives fostering global engagement, inclusion

January 30, 2025

Black history month 2025, Echoes of the Past and Voices for the Future

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates Black History Month

January 30, 2025

Barron Ryan, sitting at a piano, with a cello and violin

Kulkarni Cultural Series to present Barron Ryan Trio on Feb. 11

January 30, 2025

Two musicians pose outside near a river with their instruments

Scranton to host the Great Gambian Griots for Black History Month

January 28, 2025

First-Gen Student Support Summit, Thursday, March 27, 2025; From Insights to Action

Proposals sought for March 27 First-Gen Student Support Summit

January 28, 2025

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Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to host Julie R. Ancis for Feb. 7 lecture

January 27, 2025

Adrian Miller and text that reads Black Chefs in the White House

Penn State campuses celebrate, commemorate Black History Month 2025

January 24, 2025

Three individuals hold a large check at a conference booth.

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers wins Academic Olympiad at convention

January 23, 2025

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