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Harrisburg alum helps preserve Marine Corps history

June 01, 2026

Karyme Font, wearing a cap and gown, speaks behind a lectern at Penn State Harrisburg Commencement

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates spring 2026 commencement

May 11, 2026

My Road to Commencement: Jessica Barb

May 04, 2026

Collage of headshots of Jenna Frey, Abishek Mahat, Hannah Gorrell, Makayla Smith, Rebekah Daley, and Shelley Morrisette.

Penn State Harrisburg announces spring 2026 student marshals

April 30, 2026

Image of lion shrine head with shield outline overlaid in blue

Penn State Harrisburg awards ceremony recognizes faculty and staff

April 30, 2026

Graphic of Lion Shrine and Graduate Cap

Penn State Harrisburg to hold spring 2026 commencement May 9

April 27, 2026

Harrisburg faculty member builds bridges through gender studies

April 16, 2026

Headshots of Raymond Polak and Pamela Nadell

Harrisburg's Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to host two virtual speakers

April 06, 2026

collage of images of choir and band concerts at Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg to present spring concert, 'Dear John,' April 15-17

March 30, 2026

Mariah Kupfner teaches in a classroom

Q&A: What has women’s needlework meant throughout history?

March 26, 2026

collage of photos of Jim Baker, in 1972 and today, and Kendis Butler

Harrisburg graduate student’s research helps uncover early athletics history

March 24, 2026

A group of dancers on stage

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Head Over Heels,' March 25-28

March 19, 2026

Image of lion shrine head with shield outline overlaid in blue

WITF station to host a Braver Angels workshop at Penn State Harrisburg

March 17, 2026

Dancers on stage

SHARP Dance Company to perform ‘Stories’ and ‘669’ at Penn State Harrisburg

March 10, 2026

Two people use a portable 3D scanner to scan an object in a cemetery

Teaching with technology: Virtual reality, 3D scanning in humanities classrooms

February 12, 2026

A graduate smiles and waves to the crowd

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates fall 2025 commencement

December 22, 2025

Theater perfomance featuring Sharia Benn and a dancer

Penn State Harrisburg to present annual MLK Day play on Jan. 24 and 25

December 18, 2025

An engineering student examines waveforms on a digital oscilloscope

Penn State Harrisburg research enterprise sees record growth, measurable impact

December 09, 2025

Collage of images of: Giulia Cantella, Dhruvikumari Patel, Justice “Phoenix” VanSkyhawk, Carolyn Albert, , Malcolm Jenkins, Madeline Reese

Penn State Harrisburg announces fall 2025 student marshals

December 09, 2025

Photo of Anthony Buccitelli

Harrisburg’s Buccitelli named fellow of the American Folklore Society

December 01, 2025

Penn State Harrisburg choir and concert band perform on stage

Penn State Harrisburg to present fall concert Nov. 19-20

November 10, 2025

A posed photo of four cast members of "Radium Girls" in a darkened background

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Radium Girls' play Nov. 5-8

October 27, 2025

David Caddick, Lori Suski, Michele Torres, and John Yudichak pose for a group photo on Penn State Harrisburg campus

Penn State Harrisburg honors alumni at ceremony

October 23, 2025

Bryna Brinkman stands in front of her artwork displayed in Olmsted Building at Penn State Harrisburg

Student selected first featured artist in Harrisburg's Humanities Art Connect

October 21, 2025

Lion Shrine at Penn State Harrisburg

Harrisburg offers graduate tuition discount for Commonwealth employees, dependents

October 03, 2025

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

October 01, 2025

Jonathan Wiesen

Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to host Jonathan Wiesen webinar Sept. 19

September 10, 2025

A graduate looks into the crowd during commencement

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates spring 2025 commencement

May 12, 2025

collage of six headshots

Penn State Harrisburg announces spring 2025 student marshals

May 05, 2025

A bust of Oliver LaGrone

Artists’ legacies honored through sculpture donation

March 31, 2025

Elizabeth R. Baer/Shira Klein

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

March 27, 2025

Photo of Anthony Buccitelli

Harrisburg faculty member to co-edit new series on ethnology and folklore

March 18, 2025

Students stand next to research posters and talk

Harrisburg students explore ‘Unsung Patriots of the American Revolution’

February 19, 2025

Michele Dunleavy wearing a robin egg blue shirt and smiling

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Feb. 3-9

January 30, 2025

Michele Dunleavy wearing a robin egg blue shirt and smiling

Harrisburg to host University Laureate performance Feb. 3

January 27, 2025

Photo of Julie Ancis

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

January 27, 2025

Original play inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. set for Jan. 25 at Harrisburg

January 07, 2025

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates fall 2024 commencement

December 22, 2024

Collage of six photos: Allison Ishler, Willow Marsh, Elise Heilman, Erin Merced, Chunyu Lu, Victoria Williams

Penn State Harrisburg announces fall 2024 student marshals

December 10, 2024

Students practice sign language in class

American Sign Language classes provide immersive experience

November 18, 2024

Denis Crawford at the College Football Hall of Fame

Harrisburg alum makes career telling stories at College Football Hall of Fame

November 14, 2024

Closeup of a person playing a saxophone

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Nov. 18-24

November 14, 2024

Penn State Harrisburg School of Humanities presents Three Sisters by Anton Chekov (Photo of the back of three women holding hands)

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Oct. 28-Nov. 10

October 24, 2024

Q&A: Harrisburg professor on Taylor Swift’s economic, cultural impact

October 15, 2024

Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies, WITF to host documentary screening

October 14, 2024

Alumni Award winners gathered onstage in the Kulkarni Theatre

Penn State Harrisburg honors alumni

October 10, 2024

Group photo of Daniel Boustead with Penn State Harrisburg faculty members and recipients of the scholarship Boustead established

Harrisburg alum establishes scholarship for American studies graduate students

June 13, 2024

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

Students honored at Penn State Harrisburg 2024 student awards ceremony

May 10, 2024

two students posing in caps and gowns at commencement

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates spring 2024 commencement

May 06, 2024

Collage of six headshots of student marshals

Penn State Harrisburg announces spring 2024 commencement marshals

April 18, 2024

Penn State Harrisburg to present spring concert, April 17-18

April 16, 2024

The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to welcome Ronnie Reutlinger Breslow

April 08, 2024

Side by side headshots of Timothy D. Smith and Maria Rovito

American studies students receive Graduate School awards

April 05, 2024

Image of lion shrine head with shield outline overlaid in blue

Penn State Harrisburg to host Research and Discovery Day on April 10

April 04, 2024

cirlcle frame eye glasses sitting atop an open book

Penn State Harrisburg marks 15 years of the American studies doctoral program

March 27, 2024

Kehbuma Langmia

Penn State Harrisburg to welcome Kehbuma Langmia, April 1 and 2

March 25, 2024

Image of handl holding a roll of toilet paper with a plunger in the background and the words "Urinetown the Musical"

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Urinetown,' April 3 to 6

March 22, 2024

Lion Shrine and Shield Outline overlaid in blue

Two Penn State Harrisburg faculty members named distinguished professors

March 21, 2024

Headshots of Logan Daly and Jack Daly side by side

Harrisburg graduate students in American studies receive honors

February 28, 2024

Man playing Japanese Taiko

Kulkarni Cultural Series to welcome San Jose Taiko group Feb. 27-29

February 19, 2024

Rachel Einwohner

The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to welcome Rachel Einwohner

February 19, 2024

Characters huddle together in a scene from Penn State Harrisburg's fall play, "Clue."

Harrisburg students perform ‘Clue’ at theater festival

February 15, 2024

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'

January 22, 2024

black and white image of a church on a snowy moonlit night

Martin Luther King campus play series to present ‘Miss Lydia’s Church’

January 08, 2024

Faculty member publishes book on ‘fake’ Victorian novels

January 04, 2024

Collage of six headshots of student marshals

Penn State Harrisburg announces fall 2023 commencement marshals

December 07, 2023

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Harrisburg alum helps preserve Marine Corps history

June 01, 2026

Karyme Font, wearing a cap and gown, speaks behind a lectern at Penn State Harrisburg Commencement

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates spring 2026 commencement

May 11, 2026

My Road to Commencement: Jessica Barb

May 04, 2026

Collage of headshots of Jenna Frey, Abishek Mahat, Hannah Gorrell, Makayla Smith, Rebekah Daley, and Shelley Morrisette.

Penn State Harrisburg announces spring 2026 student marshals

April 30, 2026

Image of lion shrine head with shield outline overlaid in blue

Penn State Harrisburg awards ceremony recognizes faculty and staff

April 30, 2026

Graphic of Lion Shrine and Graduate Cap

Penn State Harrisburg to hold spring 2026 commencement May 9

April 27, 2026

Harrisburg faculty member builds bridges through gender studies

April 16, 2026

Headshots of Raymond Polak and Pamela Nadell

Harrisburg's Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to host two virtual speakers

April 06, 2026

collage of images of choir and band concerts at Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg to present spring concert, 'Dear John,' April 15-17

March 30, 2026

Mariah Kupfner teaches in a classroom

Q&A: What has women’s needlework meant throughout history?

March 26, 2026

collage of photos of Jim Baker, in 1972 and today, and Kendis Butler

Harrisburg graduate student’s research helps uncover early athletics history

March 24, 2026

A group of dancers on stage

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Head Over Heels,' March 25-28

March 19, 2026

Image of lion shrine head with shield outline overlaid in blue

WITF station to host a Braver Angels workshop at Penn State Harrisburg

March 17, 2026

Dancers on stage

SHARP Dance Company to perform ‘Stories’ and ‘669’ at Penn State Harrisburg

March 10, 2026

Two people use a portable 3D scanner to scan an object in a cemetery

Teaching with technology: Virtual reality, 3D scanning in humanities classrooms

February 12, 2026

A graduate smiles and waves to the crowd

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates fall 2025 commencement

December 22, 2025

Theater perfomance featuring Sharia Benn and a dancer

Penn State Harrisburg to present annual MLK Day play on Jan. 24 and 25

December 18, 2025

An engineering student examines waveforms on a digital oscilloscope

Penn State Harrisburg research enterprise sees record growth, measurable impact

December 09, 2025

Collage of images of: Giulia Cantella, Dhruvikumari Patel, Justice “Phoenix” VanSkyhawk, Carolyn Albert, , Malcolm Jenkins, Madeline Reese

Penn State Harrisburg announces fall 2025 student marshals

December 09, 2025

Photo of Anthony Buccitelli

Harrisburg’s Buccitelli named fellow of the American Folklore Society

December 01, 2025

Penn State Harrisburg choir and concert band perform on stage

Penn State Harrisburg to present fall concert Nov. 19-20

November 10, 2025

A posed photo of four cast members of "Radium Girls" in a darkened background

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Radium Girls' play Nov. 5-8

October 27, 2025

David Caddick, Lori Suski, Michele Torres, and John Yudichak pose for a group photo on Penn State Harrisburg campus

Penn State Harrisburg honors alumni at ceremony

October 23, 2025

Bryna Brinkman stands in front of her artwork displayed in Olmsted Building at Penn State Harrisburg

Student selected first featured artist in Harrisburg's Humanities Art Connect

October 21, 2025

Lion Shrine at Penn State Harrisburg

Harrisburg offers graduate tuition discount for Commonwealth employees, dependents

October 03, 2025

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

October 01, 2025

Jonathan Wiesen

Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to host Jonathan Wiesen webinar Sept. 19

September 10, 2025

A graduate looks into the crowd during commencement

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates spring 2025 commencement

May 12, 2025

collage of six headshots

Penn State Harrisburg announces spring 2025 student marshals

May 05, 2025

A bust of Oliver LaGrone

Artists’ legacies honored through sculpture donation

March 31, 2025

Elizabeth R. Baer/Shira Klein

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

March 27, 2025

Photo of Anthony Buccitelli

Harrisburg faculty member to co-edit new series on ethnology and folklore

March 18, 2025

Students stand next to research posters and talk

Harrisburg students explore ‘Unsung Patriots of the American Revolution’

February 19, 2025

Michele Dunleavy wearing a robin egg blue shirt and smiling

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Feb. 3-9

January 30, 2025

Michele Dunleavy wearing a robin egg blue shirt and smiling

Harrisburg to host University Laureate performance Feb. 3

January 27, 2025

Photo of Julie Ancis

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

January 27, 2025

Original play inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. set for Jan. 25 at Harrisburg

January 07, 2025

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates fall 2024 commencement

December 22, 2024

Collage of six photos: Allison Ishler, Willow Marsh, Elise Heilman, Erin Merced, Chunyu Lu, Victoria Williams

Penn State Harrisburg announces fall 2024 student marshals

December 10, 2024

Students practice sign language in class

American Sign Language classes provide immersive experience

November 18, 2024

Denis Crawford at the College Football Hall of Fame

Harrisburg alum makes career telling stories at College Football Hall of Fame

November 14, 2024

Closeup of a person playing a saxophone

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Nov. 18-24

November 14, 2024

Penn State Harrisburg School of Humanities presents Three Sisters by Anton Chekov (Photo of the back of three women holding hands)

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Oct. 28-Nov. 10

October 24, 2024

Q&A: Harrisburg professor on Taylor Swift’s economic, cultural impact

October 15, 2024

Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies, WITF to host documentary screening

October 14, 2024

Alumni Award winners gathered onstage in the Kulkarni Theatre

Penn State Harrisburg honors alumni

October 10, 2024

Group photo of Daniel Boustead with Penn State Harrisburg faculty members and recipients of the scholarship Boustead established

Harrisburg alum establishes scholarship for American studies graduate students

June 13, 2024

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

Students honored at Penn State Harrisburg 2024 student awards ceremony

May 10, 2024

two students posing in caps and gowns at commencement

Penn State Harrisburg celebrates spring 2024 commencement

May 06, 2024

Collage of six headshots of student marshals

Penn State Harrisburg announces spring 2024 commencement marshals

April 18, 2024

Penn State Harrisburg to present spring concert, April 17-18

April 16, 2024

The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to welcome Ronnie Reutlinger Breslow

April 08, 2024

Side by side headshots of Timothy D. Smith and Maria Rovito

American studies students receive Graduate School awards

April 05, 2024

Image of lion shrine head with shield outline overlaid in blue

Penn State Harrisburg to host Research and Discovery Day on April 10

April 04, 2024

cirlcle frame eye glasses sitting atop an open book

Penn State Harrisburg marks 15 years of the American studies doctoral program

March 27, 2024

Kehbuma Langmia

Penn State Harrisburg to welcome Kehbuma Langmia, April 1 and 2

March 25, 2024

Image of handl holding a roll of toilet paper with a plunger in the background and the words "Urinetown the Musical"

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Urinetown,' April 3 to 6

March 22, 2024

Lion Shrine and Shield Outline overlaid in blue

Two Penn State Harrisburg faculty members named distinguished professors

March 21, 2024

Headshots of Logan Daly and Jack Daly side by side

Harrisburg graduate students in American studies receive honors

February 28, 2024

Man playing Japanese Taiko

Kulkarni Cultural Series to welcome San Jose Taiko group Feb. 27-29

February 19, 2024

Rachel Einwohner

The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies to welcome Rachel Einwohner

February 19, 2024

Characters huddle together in a scene from Penn State Harrisburg's fall play, "Clue."

Harrisburg students perform ‘Clue’ at theater festival

February 15, 2024

Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'

January 22, 2024

black and white image of a church on a snowy moonlit night

Martin Luther King campus play series to present ‘Miss Lydia’s Church’

January 08, 2024

Faculty member publishes book on ‘fake’ Victorian novels

January 04, 2024

Collage of six headshots of student marshals

Penn State Harrisburg announces fall 2023 commencement marshals

December 07, 2023

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