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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.

Campus sensory room 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

A bronze anthem award on a table, the words "4th Annual Anthem Awards 2024 Bronze Winner; Community Engagement Categories-Grassroots Effort; Rosemary Martinelli, PSU; Paul Ruggieri, GV Media, LLC" are engraved upon its base.

Martinelli, Ruggieri earn Anthem Award for 'Humanities Works' concert

March 31, 2025

Elizabeth R. Baer/Shira Klein

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

Bike Den entrance

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

Picture of Duke University professor Eileen Cheng-yin Chow in front of a bookshelf

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

Powwow dancer in Native American regalia

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

Photo of Raffy R. Luquis

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

Native American woman dancing in colorful attire

Pre-Powwow Celebration scheduled March 27 inside Bellisario Media Center

March 17, 2025

Audience watching speaker and host on stage

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

March 16, 2025

Dance instructor and children dancing on a stage at festival

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

March 14, 2025

Image of Kevin Richardson, one of the exonerated Central Park Five

2025 Osaze Osagie Memorial Lecture brings Kevin Richardson to Penn State

March 13, 2025

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland

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

March 11, 2025

Two students look at architectural designs tacked to a wall.

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

Global network graphic - glowing blue globe outline, surrounded by floating images

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

Paper diagram showing table layouts

Virtual workshop to be held on improving program assessment through UDL

February 27, 2025

A photo of Jamie Campbell smiling at a lectern

Registration open for Penn State Smeal’s START Conference

February 26, 2025

Bike Den floor sign

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

person with glasses shows off conference id tag

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

February 21, 2025

Cory and Nicol pose for photo

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

February 20, 2025

A large group of people gather for a photo at an event

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

Pasquerilla Spiritual Center building

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

Bison_Bead_Project

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

February 14, 2025

cover art from Gay Sunshine periodical, face encircled with sunshine rays

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

Image created from print of Giana de Dier

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

February 10, 2025

large group of college students at conference

'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

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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.

Campus sensory room 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

A bronze anthem award on a table, the words "4th Annual Anthem Awards 2024 Bronze Winner; Community Engagement Categories-Grassroots Effort; Rosemary Martinelli, PSU; Paul Ruggieri, GV Media, LLC" are engraved upon its base.

Martinelli, Ruggieri earn Anthem Award for 'Humanities Works' concert

March 31, 2025

Elizabeth R. Baer/Shira Klein

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

Bike Den entrance

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

Picture of Duke University professor Eileen Cheng-yin Chow in front of a bookshelf

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

Powwow dancer in Native American regalia

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

Photo of Raffy R. Luquis

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

Native American woman dancing in colorful attire

Pre-Powwow Celebration scheduled March 27 inside Bellisario Media Center

March 17, 2025

Audience watching speaker and host on stage

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

March 16, 2025

Dance instructor and children dancing on a stage at festival

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

March 14, 2025

Image of Kevin Richardson, one of the exonerated Central Park Five

2025 Osaze Osagie Memorial Lecture brings Kevin Richardson to Penn State

March 13, 2025

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland

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

March 11, 2025

Two students look at architectural designs tacked to a wall.

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

Global network graphic - glowing blue globe outline, surrounded by floating images

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

Paper diagram showing table layouts

Virtual workshop to be held on improving program assessment through UDL

February 27, 2025

A photo of Jamie Campbell smiling at a lectern

Registration open for Penn State Smeal’s START Conference

February 26, 2025

Bike Den floor sign

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

person with glasses shows off conference id tag

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

February 21, 2025

Cory and Nicol pose for photo

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

February 20, 2025

A large group of people gather for a photo at an event

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

Pasquerilla Spiritual Center building

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

Bison_Bead_Project

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

February 14, 2025

cover art from Gay Sunshine periodical, face encircled with sunshine rays

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

Image created from print of Giana de Dier

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

February 10, 2025

large group of college students at conference

'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

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