Educational Equity
Educational Equity
Liu, LaMaster recognized with Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award
3/13/12
Jinghua Liu, a junior finance and accounting major at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College and Jeremy LaMaster, a senior majoring in women's studies in the College of the Liberal Arts and biology in the Eberly College of Science, are co-recipients of the 2012 Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award. The award recognizes a junior, senior or graduate student for outstanding efforts to enhance the understanding of diverse cultures and create a community where all individuals are accepted and valued equally. The award is name for its benefactor, a Penn State alumnus.
$3.2 million in grants to aid students in 7 Pa. school districts
9/20/11
Penn State's Talent Search program, administered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, has received more than $3.2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The program, which serves more than 1,550 Pennsylvania students in sixth to 12th grade each year, seeks to increase the number of low-income and first-generation college students.
Funding was received in the form of two five-year grants, both of which will run from Sept. 1, 2011, to Aug. 31, 2016. The first program, totaling $2.1 million, will work with students in the Aliquippa, Clairton, Farrell, New Castle, New Kensington-Arnold and Sharon school districts in western Pennsylvania. The second program, totaling $1.1 million, will work with the York City School District and New Hope Academy Charter School.
Penn State rated among top 100 minority degree producers in U.S.
8/10/11
Among thousands of higher education institutions nationwide, Penn State rates among the top 100 in African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American undergraduate degree producers, according to "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education." The success follows decades of increasing undergraduate minority enrollments at Penn State. In 2010 the University conferred bachelor's degrees to 1,523 minority students, 13 percent of bachelor's degree-seeking students at all Penn State campuses. This total places the University at No. 45 nationally for total minority bachelor's degrees awarded.
Shepard and Penn State: 12 years later, lessons yet to be learned
10/6/10
October marks the 12th anniversary of the kidnapping, beating and murder of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard. As New York City's Tectonic Theater Project marks the anniversary with Penn State's Eisenhower Auditorium presentations of "The Laramie Project" and "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, An Epilogue" (Oct. 6 and 7, respectively), universities such as Penn State and communities across the country are left with the question, "Have things really changed?" Both plays are at 7:30 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus.
Tickets for one play are $32 for an adult, $15 for a University Park student, and $26 for a person 18 and younger. Tickets for both plays are $50 for an adult, $20 for a University Park student, and $40 for a person 18 and younger.
Events, recognition, resources, research mark LGBT History Month
10/5/10
October is LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) History Month, which includes National Coming Out Day on Monday, Oct. 11. Several events are scheduled at University Park and other campuses to recognize members of the LGBT and allied community and advocate on behalf of equal rights regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, Penn State has been recognized nationally as a gay-friendly school based in part on its resources available, and Penn Staters have offered recent Congressional testimony related to research findings of national report "2010 State of Higher Education for LGBT People."
Trustees meet with commission leaders for annual discussion
1/22/10
Prior to their bimonthly board meeting today (Jan. 22), University trustees held an annual conversation over breakfast with chairs and other leadership of the Commission for Adult Learners; Commission for Women; Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity; and the Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity. The annual breakfast gives commission leaders, who oversee a wide range of diversity-related issues, a forum to share updates and goals with trustees in an informal setting.
Students reminded to participate in federal survey
6/17/09
All Penn State students, even those on summer break, are reminded to visit https://elion.psu.edu to participate in a brief data collection survey required by the federal government of all the nation's colleges and universities. The collection and reporting mandate applies to all full-time and part-time students, at all levels, at all Penn State locations, including the World Campus.
Promotion and tenure symposium planned
3/6/09
The Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity will hold its fourth annual Promotion and Tenure Symposium, "What's Diversity Got To Do With It?" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the Hintz Family Alumni Center. This event is being co-sponsored by the Commission for Women and the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity. The symposium includes plenary and breakout sessions, with refreshments and a lunch buffet.
Nationally prominent diversity scholar to speak at University Park
2/26/09
Daryl G. Smith, professor of education and psychology at The Claremont Graduate University, will speak on "The Imperative of Diversity for Institutional Viability: Building Capacity for a Pluralistic Society" at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the Assembly Room at The Nittany Lion Inn.
Registration under way for annual Achievement Conference
2/13/09
The 2009 Achievement Conference, "Outside the Box, Beyond the Book: Strategies for Learning," will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at The Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus. This ninth annual event is presented by the Black Graduate Student Association and co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, the Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs, the Office of Undergraduate Education, the Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity, the Forum on Black Affairs, the Africana Research Center, and the Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering and Development in Africa.
Students post first 'mobile journalist' reports for Penn State Live
12/11/08
Three students have begun reporting for Penn State Live to offer University audiences various student viewpoints on topics that matter to them. Rachid Haoues, Britany Gallagher and Antonio Alston -- who are all pursuing undergraduate degrees at University Park in the College of Communications -- were asked to do all of their own story coverage, from selecting topics to filming, hosting and editing their segments. Read on for a link to the first installment of video reports from Penn State's mobile journalists.
Liu, LaMaster recognized with Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award
3/13/12
Jinghua Liu, a junior finance and accounting major at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College and Jeremy LaMaster, a senior majoring in women's studies in the College of the Liberal Arts and biology in the Eberly College of Science, are co-recipients of the 2012 Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award. The award recognizes a junior, senior or graduate student for outstanding efforts to enhance the understanding of diverse cultures and create a community where all individuals are accepted and valued equally. The award is name for its benefactor, a Penn State alumnus.
$3.2 million in grants to aid students in 7 Pa. school districts
9/20/11
Penn State's Talent Search program, administered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, has received more than $3.2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The program, which serves more than 1,550 Pennsylvania students in sixth to 12th grade each year, seeks to increase the number of low-income and first-generation college students.
Funding was received in the form of two five-year grants, both of which will run from Sept. 1, 2011, to Aug. 31, 2016. The first program, totaling $2.1 million, will work with students in the Aliquippa, Clairton, Farrell, New Castle, New Kensington-Arnold and Sharon school districts in western Pennsylvania. The second program, totaling $1.1 million, will work with the York City School District and New Hope Academy Charter School.
Penn State rated among top 100 minority degree producers in U.S.
8/10/11
Among thousands of higher education institutions nationwide, Penn State rates among the top 100 in African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American undergraduate degree producers, according to "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education." The success follows decades of increasing undergraduate minority enrollments at Penn State. In 2010 the University conferred bachelor's degrees to 1,523 minority students, 13 percent of bachelor's degree-seeking students at all Penn State campuses. This total places the University at No. 45 nationally for total minority bachelor's degrees awarded.
Shepard and Penn State: 12 years later, lessons yet to be learned
10/6/10
October marks the 12th anniversary of the kidnapping, beating and murder of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard. As New York City's Tectonic Theater Project marks the anniversary with Penn State's Eisenhower Auditorium presentations of "The Laramie Project" and "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, An Epilogue" (Oct. 6 and 7, respectively), universities such as Penn State and communities across the country are left with the question, "Have things really changed?" Both plays are at 7:30 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus.
Tickets for one play are $32 for an adult, $15 for a University Park student, and $26 for a person 18 and younger. Tickets for both plays are $50 for an adult, $20 for a University Park student, and $40 for a person 18 and younger.
Events, recognition, resources, research mark LGBT History Month
10/5/10
October is LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) History Month, which includes National Coming Out Day on Monday, Oct. 11. Several events are scheduled at University Park and other campuses to recognize members of the LGBT and allied community and advocate on behalf of equal rights regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, Penn State has been recognized nationally as a gay-friendly school based in part on its resources available, and Penn Staters have offered recent Congressional testimony related to research findings of national report "2010 State of Higher Education for LGBT People."
Trustees meet with commission leaders for annual discussion
1/22/10
Prior to their bimonthly board meeting today (Jan. 22), University trustees held an annual conversation over breakfast with chairs and other leadership of the Commission for Adult Learners; Commission for Women; Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity; and the Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity. The annual breakfast gives commission leaders, who oversee a wide range of diversity-related issues, a forum to share updates and goals with trustees in an informal setting.
Students reminded to participate in federal survey
6/17/09
All Penn State students, even those on summer break, are reminded to visit https://elion.psu.edu to participate in a brief data collection survey required by the federal government of all the nation's colleges and universities. The collection and reporting mandate applies to all full-time and part-time students, at all levels, at all Penn State locations, including the World Campus.
Promotion and tenure symposium planned
3/6/09
The Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity will hold its fourth annual Promotion and Tenure Symposium, "What's Diversity Got To Do With It?" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the Hintz Family Alumni Center. This event is being co-sponsored by the Commission for Women and the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity. The symposium includes plenary and breakout sessions, with refreshments and a lunch buffet.
Nationally prominent diversity scholar to speak at University Park
2/26/09
Daryl G. Smith, professor of education and psychology at The Claremont Graduate University, will speak on "The Imperative of Diversity for Institutional Viability: Building Capacity for a Pluralistic Society" at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the Assembly Room at The Nittany Lion Inn.
Registration under way for annual Achievement Conference
2/13/09
The 2009 Achievement Conference, "Outside the Box, Beyond the Book: Strategies for Learning," will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at The Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus. This ninth annual event is presented by the Black Graduate Student Association and co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, the Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs, the Office of Undergraduate Education, the Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity, the Forum on Black Affairs, the Africana Research Center, and the Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering and Development in Africa.
Students post first 'mobile journalist' reports for Penn State Live
12/11/08
Three students have begun reporting for Penn State Live to offer University audiences various student viewpoints on topics that matter to them. Rachid Haoues, Britany Gallagher and Antonio Alston -- who are all pursuing undergraduate degrees at University Park in the College of Communications -- were asked to do all of their own story coverage, from selecting topics to filming, hosting and editing their segments. Read on for a link to the first installment of video reports from Penn State's mobile journalists.