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This is Success: World Campus students speak up for accessibility equity

October 24, 2025

Penn State and local community members come together with 'dignity for all'

October 22, 2025

Zamarra Vrabel shows her award certificate, standing between her two female professors, all are smiling

Scranton student's podcast wins both state and national first-place awards

October 21, 2025

Two women and two men sing in unison.

Penn State Ukrainian Society shares importance of celebrating folk culture

October 20, 2025

Shirley Clark and Vahid Motevalli pose holding awards

Two Harrisburg leaders honored at Women in Technology awards

October 20, 2025

a man in a blue gray suit smile at the camera, sitting at a table in front of a wall of books

Libraries to host film, Q&A to highlight Black librarians’ impact on literacy

October 13, 2025

A dancer playing with hoops in a field against a bright blue sky

Campus groups mark 2025 Indigenous Peoples Day with October events

October 06, 2025

PA Dignity Day 2025: Explore how to live and lead with dignity

October 01, 2025

Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to host Brendan Fay webinar Oct. 24

October 01, 2025

The Joyfull series returns with Feast Edition Oct. 13 in Alumni Hall

October 01, 2025

lighthouse first-gen program

College of Ag Sciences ‘Lighthouses’ program assists first-generation students

September 30, 2025

Four smiling people cut a large blue ribbon with large scissors

Gift establishes multi-faith Reading-Prayer Room at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center

September 29, 2025

Sun rises over West halls near Shrine

Penn State to launch group to support employees with disabilities and their allies

September 25, 2025

Malcolm X Centenary event poster with a smiling man wearing glasses

Malcolm X Centenary event, reception to be held Sept. 30

September 08, 2025

Portrait Amy Dupain Vashaw outside Eisenhower Auditorium

Q&A: The 'invisible hand' driving artistic performances at Penn State

September 04, 2025

Young Black dancers stand in a row and gesture in unison.

Theatrical dance program celebrates abolitionist’s legacy at Penn State Sept. 19

September 02, 2025

Multicolored tapestry made with small colorful squares installed in a linear pattern

Woskob Gallery to host closing reception for Hinojosa’s ‘Summer Pop-up’ Sept. 5

September 02, 2025

Graduate students in the African Studies Program gather with faculty member Sinfree Makoni.

African Studies Program expands through dual-title doctorate, graduate minor

August 28, 2025

Pasquerilla Spiritual Center building

Penn State community reminded of religious observance absence protocols

August 27, 2025

Group of 10 people standing in lobby of Orchard Hall at Penn State Brandywine

Brandywine reflects on five years of Equity by Design commissions

August 26, 2025

Students doing crafts for Hispanic Heritage Month

Penn State Berks celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with free events

August 21, 2025

A split-screen image of a folded piece of paper in the style or origami.

Interactive art exhibition focusing on the ‘new’ nomadic culture opens Aug. 29

August 21, 2025

Craig and Stephanie Diehl

Alumnus Craig Diehl and wife Stephanie create Pathway to Law Program

August 19, 2025

A woman communicating in American Sign Language

Communication Sciences and Disorders now offering minor in American Sign Language

August 18, 2025

Antiracist Development Institute launching Antiracist Leadership Certificate

August 12, 2025

Photo of Jeff Conrad

Ag Sciences alumnus creates Access and Equity discretionary fund

August 12, 2025

Group of people sitting around a table at World Cafe

Q&A: Penn State postdoc leaders uplift community through World Café event

August 06, 2025

Kayla Cwalina giving a speech behind a Penn State podium.

Indigenous student finds strength and community at Penn State

August 06, 2025

sunset silhouette of person wearing feathers on head and holding tall feathered staff

Big Ten Open Books project launches ‘Indigenous North Americans’ Collection

August 06, 2025

young adult stands in front of large ship against alaska skyline

IST student embraces personal challenges to define her college experience

July 28, 2025

Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle M. Conway with the Nittany Lion at the Mini Convening.

Antiracist Development Institute celebrates coalition-building at Mini Convening

July 28, 2025

Student Disability Resources to celebrate 35 years of the ADA with July 25 events

July 22, 2025

A graphic with illustrations of people including some using wheelchairs and walking aids. Blue Text on white background: "ADA 35th anniversary at WC. We Are. Accessibility is for everyone."

Campus community invited to livestream recognizing ADA anniversary

July 20, 2025

A vision-impaired athlete runs with a guide while holding a tether.

Blind athletes compete at Penn State Behrend

July 16, 2025

Group from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences participating in the State College Pride Parade and Festival.

College of EMS participates in State College Pride Parade and Festival

July 08, 2025

Nutifafa Doumon and Nelson Dzade

EMS faculty members earn National Academies US-African Frontiers Fellowships

June 27, 2025

sitting male looking away from group in background talking

Faculty development program on student privacy in learning design seeks applicants

June 26, 2025

Penn State MANRRS

Penn State MANRRS students shine at national training and career expo

June 25, 2025

Diana Lopez stands outdoors.

Psychology student supports fellow Chaiken Scholars through mentorship

June 25, 2025

Portrait of Tavia Mitchell

Architecture student awarded Justice Alliance in Design Education Fellowship

June 24, 2025

World Campus community invited to share how ADA has impacted their lives

June 20, 2025

ADI hosts ‘Relationships, Coalition, and Courage in the Second Nadir’ webinar

June 12, 2025

A group of people dancing joyously on a covered stage

Juneteenth 2025 to be celebrated at Penn State with community events June 13-14

June 11, 2025

marchers in a downtown pride parade

College of IST participates in State College Pride Parade

June 09, 2025

Person standing outside smiling at camera

Mechanical engineering grad student awarded Amelia Earhart aerospace fellowship

June 06, 2025

HUB on spring day

Renewed community spaces in HUB-Robeson Center on track to open in fall 2025

May 13, 2025

Dara Walker receives American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

May 07, 2025

Kyla Pritchett stands in front of a flowering tree outside West Halls at Penn State University Park.

First-generation student builds community through storytelling

May 01, 2025

A woman reads a book to a young child in a day care center, surrounded by colorful toys

Harrisburg’s Career Studies Program celebrates 10 years

April 29, 2025

Smiling man with dark hair and a light sport coat

Competitive journalism major earns potentially valuable post-graduate fellowship

April 23, 2025

Bike Den to host Women and Queer Night on May 1

April 23, 2025

A group of students standing on stage.

Eleven students receive awards at Paul Robeson Cultural Center annual ceremony

April 23, 2025

Tom Flynn points to the Great Tree of Peace.

Native plants connect Welch Building landscaping to Indigenous traditions

April 21, 2025

Supporting our international community at Penn State

April 15, 2025

Smiling man in bow tie

Alumnus Gary Abdullah to receive Lion's Paw Medal during Blue-White Weekend

April 14, 2025

group of new Tri-Alpha members pose for a photo holding their membership certificates

Newly formed, first-generation, Tri-Alpha Honor Society holds inaugural induction

April 14, 2025

Images and text about the lives of two characters in a novel

Caps Off: New Abington graduate's novel wins award, selected for a conference

April 11, 2025

Students in colored powder at last year's event

Penn State Berks to hold Holi celebration, April 12

April 09, 2025

Lenape Nation drum circle

Penn State Berks honors history with land acknowledgement ceremony

April 09, 2025

Great Valley to host speaker on Underground Railroad and Valley Forge Park

April 07, 2025

'LGBTQ+ in STEM' event set for April 16

April 07, 2025

A student wearing a blue t-shirt tries a VR headset. He stands and reaches his arms forward.

Sensory room at Penn State Beaver enhanced with addition of virtual reality headset

April 04, 2025

Pride Prom graphic

Penn State Berks to host Pride Prom on April 13

April 04, 2025

2025 Charles W. Mann Jr. Lecture in the Book Arts flyer

Queer history through book arts is subject of Libraries’ 2025 Mann Lecture

April 03, 2025

Indigenous woman with face paint standing in the forest

Indigenous Amazonian leader featured as keynote at Climate Solutions Symposium

April 03, 2025

Jedily Alvarado stands in front of bushes and a flowering tree at Penn State University Park.

Liberal Arts student balances academics, advocacy and equestrian life

April 02, 2025

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A collage photo of two women. White text on blue background: "Tanja Jefferson. Lauren Shevchek."

This is Success: World Campus students speak up for accessibility equity

October 24, 2025

Penn State and local community members come together with 'dignity for all'

October 22, 2025

Zamarra Vrabel shows her award certificate, standing between her two female professors, all are smiling

Scranton student's podcast wins both state and national first-place awards

October 21, 2025

Two women and two men sing in unison.

Penn State Ukrainian Society shares importance of celebrating folk culture

October 20, 2025

Shirley Clark and Vahid Motevalli pose holding awards

Two Harrisburg leaders honored at Women in Technology awards

October 20, 2025

a man in a blue gray suit smile at the camera, sitting at a table in front of a wall of books

Libraries to host film, Q&A to highlight Black librarians’ impact on literacy

October 13, 2025

A dancer playing with hoops in a field against a bright blue sky

Campus groups mark 2025 Indigenous Peoples Day with October events

October 06, 2025

PA Dignity Day 2025: Explore how to live and lead with dignity

October 01, 2025

Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to host Brendan Fay webinar Oct. 24

October 01, 2025

The Joyfull series returns with Feast Edition Oct. 13 in Alumni Hall

October 01, 2025

lighthouse first-gen program

College of Ag Sciences ‘Lighthouses’ program assists first-generation students

September 30, 2025

Four smiling people cut a large blue ribbon with large scissors

Gift establishes multi-faith Reading-Prayer Room at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center

September 29, 2025

Sun rises over West halls near Shrine

Penn State to launch group to support employees with disabilities and their allies

September 25, 2025

Malcolm X Centenary event poster with a smiling man wearing glasses

Malcolm X Centenary event, reception to be held Sept. 30

September 08, 2025

Portrait Amy Dupain Vashaw outside Eisenhower Auditorium

Q&A: The 'invisible hand' driving artistic performances at Penn State

September 04, 2025

Young Black dancers stand in a row and gesture in unison.

Theatrical dance program celebrates abolitionist’s legacy at Penn State Sept. 19

September 02, 2025

Multicolored tapestry made with small colorful squares installed in a linear pattern

Woskob Gallery to host closing reception for Hinojosa’s ‘Summer Pop-up’ Sept. 5

September 02, 2025

Graduate students in the African Studies Program gather with faculty member Sinfree Makoni.

African Studies Program expands through dual-title doctorate, graduate minor

August 28, 2025

Pasquerilla Spiritual Center building

Penn State community reminded of religious observance absence protocols

August 27, 2025

Group of 10 people standing in lobby of Orchard Hall at Penn State Brandywine

Brandywine reflects on five years of Equity by Design commissions

August 26, 2025

Students doing crafts for Hispanic Heritage Month

Penn State Berks celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with free events

August 21, 2025

A split-screen image of a folded piece of paper in the style or origami.

Interactive art exhibition focusing on the ‘new’ nomadic culture opens Aug. 29

August 21, 2025

Craig and Stephanie Diehl

Alumnus Craig Diehl and wife Stephanie create Pathway to Law Program

August 19, 2025

A woman communicating in American Sign Language

Communication Sciences and Disorders now offering minor in American Sign Language

August 18, 2025

Antiracist Development Institute launching Antiracist Leadership Certificate

August 12, 2025

Photo of Jeff Conrad

Ag Sciences alumnus creates Access and Equity discretionary fund

August 12, 2025

Group of people sitting around a table at World Cafe

Q&A: Penn State postdoc leaders uplift community through World Café event

August 06, 2025

Kayla Cwalina giving a speech behind a Penn State podium.

Indigenous student finds strength and community at Penn State

August 06, 2025

sunset silhouette of person wearing feathers on head and holding tall feathered staff

Big Ten Open Books project launches ‘Indigenous North Americans’ Collection

August 06, 2025

young adult stands in front of large ship against alaska skyline

IST student embraces personal challenges to define her college experience

July 28, 2025

Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle M. Conway with the Nittany Lion at the Mini Convening.

Antiracist Development Institute celebrates coalition-building at Mini Convening

July 28, 2025

Student Disability Resources to celebrate 35 years of the ADA with July 25 events

July 22, 2025

A graphic with illustrations of people including some using wheelchairs and walking aids. Blue Text on white background: "ADA 35th anniversary at WC. We Are. Accessibility is for everyone."

Campus community invited to livestream recognizing ADA anniversary

July 20, 2025

A vision-impaired athlete runs with a guide while holding a tether.

Blind athletes compete at Penn State Behrend

July 16, 2025

Group from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences participating in the State College Pride Parade and Festival.

College of EMS participates in State College Pride Parade and Festival

July 08, 2025

Nutifafa Doumon and Nelson Dzade

EMS faculty members earn National Academies US-African Frontiers Fellowships

June 27, 2025

sitting male looking away from group in background talking

Faculty development program on student privacy in learning design seeks applicants

June 26, 2025

Penn State MANRRS

Penn State MANRRS students shine at national training and career expo

June 25, 2025

Diana Lopez stands outdoors.

Psychology student supports fellow Chaiken Scholars through mentorship

June 25, 2025

Portrait of Tavia Mitchell

Architecture student awarded Justice Alliance in Design Education Fellowship

June 24, 2025

World Campus community invited to share how ADA has impacted their lives

June 20, 2025

ADI hosts ‘Relationships, Coalition, and Courage in the Second Nadir’ webinar

June 12, 2025

A group of people dancing joyously on a covered stage

Juneteenth 2025 to be celebrated at Penn State with community events June 13-14

June 11, 2025

marchers in a downtown pride parade

College of IST participates in State College Pride Parade

June 09, 2025

Person standing outside smiling at camera

Mechanical engineering grad student awarded Amelia Earhart aerospace fellowship

June 06, 2025

HUB on spring day

Renewed community spaces in HUB-Robeson Center on track to open in fall 2025

May 13, 2025

Dara Walker receives American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

May 07, 2025

Kyla Pritchett stands in front of a flowering tree outside West Halls at Penn State University Park.

First-generation student builds community through storytelling

May 01, 2025

A woman reads a book to a young child in a day care center, surrounded by colorful toys

Harrisburg’s Career Studies Program celebrates 10 years

April 29, 2025

Smiling man with dark hair and a light sport coat

Competitive journalism major earns potentially valuable post-graduate fellowship

April 23, 2025

Bike Den to host Women and Queer Night on May 1

April 23, 2025

A group of students standing on stage.

Eleven students receive awards at Paul Robeson Cultural Center annual ceremony

April 23, 2025

Tom Flynn points to the Great Tree of Peace.

Native plants connect Welch Building landscaping to Indigenous traditions

April 21, 2025

Supporting our international community at Penn State

April 15, 2025

Smiling man in bow tie

Alumnus Gary Abdullah to receive Lion's Paw Medal during Blue-White Weekend

April 14, 2025

group of new Tri-Alpha members pose for a photo holding their membership certificates

Newly formed, first-generation, Tri-Alpha Honor Society holds inaugural induction

April 14, 2025

Images and text about the lives of two characters in a novel

Caps Off: New Abington graduate's novel wins award, selected for a conference

April 11, 2025

Students in colored powder at last year's event

Penn State Berks to hold Holi celebration, April 12

April 09, 2025

Lenape Nation drum circle

Penn State Berks honors history with land acknowledgement ceremony

April 09, 2025

Great Valley to host speaker on Underground Railroad and Valley Forge Park

April 07, 2025

'LGBTQ+ in STEM' event set for April 16

April 07, 2025

A student wearing a blue t-shirt tries a VR headset. He stands and reaches his arms forward.

Sensory room at Penn State Beaver enhanced with addition of virtual reality headset

April 04, 2025

Pride Prom graphic

Penn State Berks to host Pride Prom on April 13

April 04, 2025

2025 Charles W. Mann Jr. Lecture in the Book Arts flyer

Queer history through book arts is subject of Libraries’ 2025 Mann Lecture

April 03, 2025

Indigenous woman with face paint standing in the forest

Indigenous Amazonian leader featured as keynote at Climate Solutions Symposium

April 03, 2025

Jedily Alvarado stands in front of bushes and a flowering tree at Penn State University Park.

Liberal Arts student balances academics, advocacy and equestrian life

April 02, 2025

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