Education

Top News
Top news RSS feed
bookshelf

Holders' $1.2M donation funds educational resources, education scholarship

3/15/17

John and Barbara Holder, 1965 alumni of Penn State’s College of Education, have made a $1.2 million estate commitment to be shared equally between the University Libraries and the College of Education. Half of the funds will endow an educational resources collection, and the other half will support an undergraduate scholarship for education majors.

An American Indian dancer dressed in traditional regalia dances the "Duck and Dive" dance

American Indian powwow to be held April 1 and 2

3/14/17

The 13th annual New Faces of an Ancient People Traditional American Indian Powwow will be held April 1-2 at Mount Nittany Middle School in Boalsburg. The event, featuring American Indian dancers and drum groups from communities and reservations across North America, is free and open to the public.

Andrew Grant-Thomas

Heard on Campus: Andrew Grant-Thomas, co-director of EmbraceRace

3/9/17

Andrew Grant-Thomas, co-director of EmbraceRace, spoke about "Making 'America' Possible: A Conversation About Building Community and Embracing Race" March 8 in the Greg Sutliff Auditorium of the Lewis Katz Building on Penn State's University Park campus.

Student leadership conference to focus on education

3/3/17

The Penn State Lion Scouts once again will host a conference designed to promote networking and leadership development for undergraduate students. This year's conference will focus on education leadership.

Children playing with wooden train. Toddler kid and baby play with blocks, trains and cars. Educational toys for preschool and kindergarten child. Boy and girl build toy railroad at home or daycare.

Nancy Eisenberg to speak on prosocial behavior in children

3/2/17

One of the world’s leading authorities on empathy and child development, Nancy Eisenberg, will present the 2017 Lecture on Compassion. Eisenberg, who is Regents Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, will talk about “Empathy-Related Responding and Prosocial Behavior in Children,” at 4 p.m. on April 20 in Room 22 of the Biobehavioral Health Building on the Penn State University Park campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Pages