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Libraries adds Paterno student scholarship for Paterno Library’s 25th year

October 24, 2025

Photo collage of Bryan McGeary, Corey Wetherington, Sijie Yu

Students, faculty report benefits of open-source resources, study finds

October 21, 2025

A man and woman dance onstage. The woman is kicking her leg up, flaring the skirt of her white dress.

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 23-30

October 21, 2025

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Penn State Scranton celebrates the freedom to read at Banned Books Read-Out

October 15, 2025

elaborat jack o lantern decoration

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 16-23

October 15, 2025

A child sits at a table with one of the sample meals used in the study and looks at a research assistant prior to eating.

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Oct. 14

October 14, 2025

2025 GIS day identifier, with the date Nov. 17 and theme Amplifying the Possibilities of Geospatial Information

Penn State GIS Day 2025 to take place Nov. 17

October 14, 2025

Author and historian Laura Edwards standing leaning against a brick wall

Laura F. Edwards to deliver 2025 Brose Distinguished Lectures

October 14, 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

The book cover of Becoming La Raza. It features a man speaking into a megaphone. The cover is in black and white.

'Becoming La Raza' wins National Communication Association award

October 10, 2025

Symposium attendees listen to a presentation about the Maker Commons at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.

2026 TLT Symposium accepting proposals through Nov. 3

October 10, 2025

Portrait of poet Ross Gay sitting in front of tree

Ross Gay to deliver 2025 Emily Dickinson Lecture in American Poetry

October 08, 2025

Two women wearing traditional floral headdress sing in unison.

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 9-16

October 06, 2025

photo portraits of three people with open access lock icon as tiled background

Three global experts discuss ‘Practical Open Access for Everyone’ Oct. 23 online

October 06, 2025

Ciletti Memorial Library

Ciletti Memorial Library hosts ‘Passport to Knowledge’ open house

October 02, 2025

Parker McCollum performs on January 25, 2025

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 2-9

October 01, 2025

University Libraries to offer fall workshops on statistical software tools

September 30, 2025

photo portrait of smiling woman with long straight hair

Lauren Reiter named Benzak Business Librarian, head of Schreyer Business Library

September 29, 2025

Text: “Scholarly Communications and Copyright Online Workshops”; University Libraries identity mark

Libraries announces fall 2025 workshops for scholarly communications, copyright

September 25, 2025

Banned Books Week Read-in graphic, hand holding a book with orange abd white background

University Libraries to host banned books read-in on Oct. 7

September 24, 2025

Image of gear set with wording “R and RStudio Fall Virtual Workshop Series”

Libraries to offer workshop series on programming language R and RStudio

September 24, 2025

A row of iPads and headphones in the AI Arcade, where students can explore premium AI tools, custom-designed experiences, and retro-inspired games in a futuristic, neon-lit setting.

AI Arcade launches, bringing AI exploration to Shields Media Commons

September 22, 2025

A guest at the 2025 Promotion and Tenure Reception looking at a book selection.

Tenured, promoted faculty honored through books at Sept. 15 recognition program

September 19, 2025

Fiction writer Ali Araghi to offer reading Sept. 25 at University Park

September 19, 2025

The 2025-206 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee members are, from top left, Alison Borkowska, Jackie Campbell, Anna Divinsky, Chris Gamrat, Subhadra Ganguli; William Goffe, Kevin Haworth, Kimberley Hemmings-Jarrett, Sonia Molly, Melanie Miller Foster; Dylan Paré, Vincent Perez, Stephanie Swindle Thomas.

Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee members named

September 18, 2025

Isabella Petitta, Department of Entomology, Graduate Student

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 18-25

September 17, 2025

TLT to host first Learning Tools for Teaching: Explore, Engage, Elevate event

September 07, 2025

Teaching and Learning with Technology staff and attendees explored AI opportunities during a previous Dreamery Speaker Series.

AI-Enhanced Pedagogy Provost Endorsement open for enrollment until Sept. 30

September 06, 2025

Graphic novel author to receive Lynd Ward Prize, give author talk on Oct. 24

September 05, 2025

student sitting away from group talking together

Faculty development program on privacy applicant deadline extended to Sept. 11

September 04, 2025

Robotics prototyping enabled a device to play a keyboard at the 2024 TLT Symposium.

Revised Faculty Tech Academy for 2025-26 available in Learning Resource Network

September 04, 2025

Teaching and Learning with Technology is working with faculty as part of the 2025 Faculty Engagement Awards, focusing on the theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching including Microsoft CoPilot 365.”

2025 Faculty Engagement Awards recipients to explore Microsoft Copilot and AI

September 03, 2025

A smiling man wears a suit plays the drums

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 4-11

September 03, 2025

Illustration of map and GIS symbol

University Libraries to offer fall workshops on maps and GIS topics

September 02, 2025

TLT recognizes new Penn State faculty for enhancing teaching with technology

August 29, 2025

Critically acclaimed author Pemi Aguda sitting on a chair in front of a plant

‘Pemi Aguda to kick off 2025-26 Mary E. Rolling Reading Series on Sept. 11

August 29, 2025

The Teaching with Technology Series focuses on innovative uses of Penn State-approved instructional technologies.

Registration open for fall 2025 Teaching with Technology virtual workshop series

August 27, 2025

Penn State faculty, staff and students now have access to an online portal of classrooms across the University.

Discovering the right room and tech now: Learning Spaces Manager portal launches

August 26, 2025

Students interacting with support offices and orgs at the 2024 Welcome Engagement Fair

Graduate students encouraged to attend Aug. 28 Welcome Engagement Fair

August 22, 2025

photo portrait of smiling woman

University Libraries associate dean selected as 2025 ARL Leadership Fellow

August 22, 2025

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University Libraries locations set fall 2025, winter break hours

August 20, 2025

The Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award has been awarded since 2017. Recipients receive a medal as part of the award.

Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award seeks nominees

August 19, 2025

Students in line at Libraries Open House

University Libraries’ fall Open House takes place Sept. 3-4

August 18, 2025

Photo of book cart loaded with books to be loaned to other libraries

University Libraries partners with networks to impact Pennsylvania residents

August 11, 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

Penn State faculty and staff at a TLT workshop focused on AI in the classroom.

New faculty offered opportunities to enhance teaching with technology practices

July 31, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 28

July 28, 2025

Head shot photos of Sarah Rajtmajer and Lynda Kellam

University Libraries to host August speakers on AI, the Data Rescue Project

July 23, 2025

photo portraits of three people with open access lock icon as tiled background

Three open access experts converge for Penn State Open Access Week 2025 panel

July 18, 2025

Phot of five people facing the camera, smiling

Libraries’ undergraduate research awards, relationships bolster student success

July 17, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 17

July 17, 2025

photo portrait of woman with short, straight black hair

Hosoi named university librarian at University of California, Riverside

July 16, 2025

Penn State University Press to self-distribute Graphic Mundi imprint

July 16, 2025

A man with glasses wearing a blue suit and red tie stands behind a podium.

Penn State University Press welcomes new sales manager

July 02, 2025

Nasibeh Zohrabi with Jen Nesbitt

Brandywine engineering professor honored with Open Champions Award

July 01, 2025

sitting male looking away from group in background talking

Faculty development program on student privacy in learning design seeks applicants

June 26, 2025

Photos of faculty from six campuses who were named winners of the 2025 Open Champion Award

Fourth annual Open Champion award winners honored for work with open education

June 24, 2025

View of Pattee Library Collaboration Commons

Libraries writing retreat provides graduate students support, community

June 12, 2025

3 faculty members sit at a table in front of a projector in a classroom and look at each other

Penn State Lehigh Valley holds 4th annual Open and Affordable Showcase

June 11, 2025

BTAA, Springer Nature announce first unlimited open access publishing agreement

June 06, 2025

Baker's Dozen book art montage 2025

Pa. Center for the Book's 'Baker’s Dozen' children's booklist announced for 2025

June 03, 2025

book covers: Sidle Creek (left) and With or Without you (right)

Pennsylvania Center for the Book announces two titles for 2025 Great Reads

May 21, 2025

Author, Julie Park, wearing a blue denim shirt and holding a large book open in a room with bookshelves

English professor and librarian pens 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

May 19, 2025

The cover of Keystone Poetry book

PSU Press releases 'Keystone Poetry,' featuring 182 contemporary poets

May 16, 2025

Portrait photo of Ana Enriquez

Libraries’ Ana Enriquez receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2025–26

May 16, 2025

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two seated women talking in front of crowd

Libraries adds Paterno student scholarship for Paterno Library’s 25th year

October 24, 2025

Photo collage of Bryan McGeary, Corey Wetherington, Sijie Yu

Students, faculty report benefits of open-source resources, study finds

October 21, 2025

A man and woman dance onstage. The woman is kicking her leg up, flaring the skirt of her white dress.

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 23-30

October 21, 2025

man stands at podium at reading event

Penn State Scranton celebrates the freedom to read at Banned Books Read-Out

October 15, 2025

elaborat jack o lantern decoration

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 16-23

October 15, 2025

A child sits at a table with one of the sample meals used in the study and looks at a research assistant prior to eating.

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Oct. 14

October 14, 2025

2025 GIS day identifier, with the date Nov. 17 and theme Amplifying the Possibilities of Geospatial Information

Penn State GIS Day 2025 to take place Nov. 17

October 14, 2025

Author and historian Laura Edwards standing leaning against a brick wall

Laura F. Edwards to deliver 2025 Brose Distinguished Lectures

October 14, 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

The book cover of Becoming La Raza. It features a man speaking into a megaphone. The cover is in black and white.

'Becoming La Raza' wins National Communication Association award

October 10, 2025

Symposium attendees listen to a presentation about the Maker Commons at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.

2026 TLT Symposium accepting proposals through Nov. 3

October 10, 2025

Portrait of poet Ross Gay sitting in front of tree

Ross Gay to deliver 2025 Emily Dickinson Lecture in American Poetry

October 08, 2025

Two women wearing traditional floral headdress sing in unison.

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 9-16

October 06, 2025

photo portraits of three people with open access lock icon as tiled background

Three global experts discuss ‘Practical Open Access for Everyone’ Oct. 23 online

October 06, 2025

Ciletti Memorial Library

Ciletti Memorial Library hosts ‘Passport to Knowledge’ open house

October 02, 2025

Parker McCollum performs on January 25, 2025

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 2-9

October 01, 2025

University Libraries to offer fall workshops on statistical software tools

September 30, 2025

photo portrait of smiling woman with long straight hair

Lauren Reiter named Benzak Business Librarian, head of Schreyer Business Library

September 29, 2025

Text: “Scholarly Communications and Copyright Online Workshops”; University Libraries identity mark

Libraries announces fall 2025 workshops for scholarly communications, copyright

September 25, 2025

Banned Books Week Read-in graphic, hand holding a book with orange abd white background

University Libraries to host banned books read-in on Oct. 7

September 24, 2025

Image of gear set with wording “R and RStudio Fall Virtual Workshop Series”

Libraries to offer workshop series on programming language R and RStudio

September 24, 2025

A row of iPads and headphones in the AI Arcade, where students can explore premium AI tools, custom-designed experiences, and retro-inspired games in a futuristic, neon-lit setting.

AI Arcade launches, bringing AI exploration to Shields Media Commons

September 22, 2025

A guest at the 2025 Promotion and Tenure Reception looking at a book selection.

Tenured, promoted faculty honored through books at Sept. 15 recognition program

September 19, 2025

Fiction writer Ali Araghi to offer reading Sept. 25 at University Park

September 19, 2025

The 2025-206 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee members are, from top left, Alison Borkowska, Jackie Campbell, Anna Divinsky, Chris Gamrat, Subhadra Ganguli; William Goffe, Kevin Haworth, Kimberley Hemmings-Jarrett, Sonia Molly, Melanie Miller Foster; Dylan Paré, Vincent Perez, Stephanie Swindle Thomas.

Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee members named

September 18, 2025

Isabella Petitta, Department of Entomology, Graduate Student

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 18-25

September 17, 2025

TLT to host first Learning Tools for Teaching: Explore, Engage, Elevate event

September 07, 2025

Teaching and Learning with Technology staff and attendees explored AI opportunities during a previous Dreamery Speaker Series.

AI-Enhanced Pedagogy Provost Endorsement open for enrollment until Sept. 30

September 06, 2025

Graphic novel author to receive Lynd Ward Prize, give author talk on Oct. 24

September 05, 2025

student sitting away from group talking together

Faculty development program on privacy applicant deadline extended to Sept. 11

September 04, 2025

Robotics prototyping enabled a device to play a keyboard at the 2024 TLT Symposium.

Revised Faculty Tech Academy for 2025-26 available in Learning Resource Network

September 04, 2025

Teaching and Learning with Technology is working with faculty as part of the 2025 Faculty Engagement Awards, focusing on the theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching including Microsoft CoPilot 365.”

2025 Faculty Engagement Awards recipients to explore Microsoft Copilot and AI

September 03, 2025

A smiling man wears a suit plays the drums

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 4-11

September 03, 2025

Illustration of map and GIS symbol

University Libraries to offer fall workshops on maps and GIS topics

September 02, 2025

TLT recognizes new Penn State faculty for enhancing teaching with technology

August 29, 2025

Critically acclaimed author Pemi Aguda sitting on a chair in front of a plant

‘Pemi Aguda to kick off 2025-26 Mary E. Rolling Reading Series on Sept. 11

August 29, 2025

The Teaching with Technology Series focuses on innovative uses of Penn State-approved instructional technologies.

Registration open for fall 2025 Teaching with Technology virtual workshop series

August 27, 2025

Penn State faculty, staff and students now have access to an online portal of classrooms across the University.

Discovering the right room and tech now: Learning Spaces Manager portal launches

August 26, 2025

Students interacting with support offices and orgs at the 2024 Welcome Engagement Fair

Graduate students encouraged to attend Aug. 28 Welcome Engagement Fair

August 22, 2025

photo portrait of smiling woman

University Libraries associate dean selected as 2025 ARL Leadership Fellow

August 22, 2025

graphic with words library hours, line art of clock face dial, Penn State University Libraries mark

University Libraries locations set fall 2025, winter break hours

August 20, 2025

The Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award has been awarded since 2017. Recipients receive a medal as part of the award.

Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award seeks nominees

August 19, 2025

Students in line at Libraries Open House

University Libraries’ fall Open House takes place Sept. 3-4

August 18, 2025

Photo of book cart loaded with books to be loaned to other libraries

University Libraries partners with networks to impact Pennsylvania residents

August 11, 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

Penn State faculty and staff at a TLT workshop focused on AI in the classroom.

New faculty offered opportunities to enhance teaching with technology practices

July 31, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 28

July 28, 2025

Head shot photos of Sarah Rajtmajer and Lynda Kellam

University Libraries to host August speakers on AI, the Data Rescue Project

July 23, 2025

photo portraits of three people with open access lock icon as tiled background

Three open access experts converge for Penn State Open Access Week 2025 panel

July 18, 2025

Phot of five people facing the camera, smiling

Libraries’ undergraduate research awards, relationships bolster student success

July 17, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 17

July 17, 2025

photo portrait of woman with short, straight black hair

Hosoi named university librarian at University of California, Riverside

July 16, 2025

Penn State University Press to self-distribute Graphic Mundi imprint

July 16, 2025

A man with glasses wearing a blue suit and red tie stands behind a podium.

Penn State University Press welcomes new sales manager

July 02, 2025

Nasibeh Zohrabi with Jen Nesbitt

Brandywine engineering professor honored with Open Champions Award

July 01, 2025

sitting male looking away from group in background talking

Faculty development program on student privacy in learning design seeks applicants

June 26, 2025

Photos of faculty from six campuses who were named winners of the 2025 Open Champion Award

Fourth annual Open Champion award winners honored for work with open education

June 24, 2025

View of Pattee Library Collaboration Commons

Libraries writing retreat provides graduate students support, community

June 12, 2025

3 faculty members sit at a table in front of a projector in a classroom and look at each other

Penn State Lehigh Valley holds 4th annual Open and Affordable Showcase

June 11, 2025

BTAA, Springer Nature announce first unlimited open access publishing agreement

June 06, 2025

Baker's Dozen book art montage 2025

Pa. Center for the Book's 'Baker’s Dozen' children's booklist announced for 2025

June 03, 2025

book covers: Sidle Creek (left) and With or Without you (right)

Pennsylvania Center for the Book announces two titles for 2025 Great Reads

May 21, 2025

Author, Julie Park, wearing a blue denim shirt and holding a large book open in a room with bookshelves

English professor and librarian pens 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

May 19, 2025

The cover of Keystone Poetry book

PSU Press releases 'Keystone Poetry,' featuring 182 contemporary poets

May 16, 2025

Portrait photo of Ana Enriquez

Libraries’ Ana Enriquez receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2025–26

May 16, 2025

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