WPSU, McCourtney Institute for Democracy begin new podcast collaboration
11/16/18
WPSU and The McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State have partnered for a new podcast collaboration that will look at the issues affecting democracy.
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Penn State to participate in centennial celebration of influential art school
11/15/18
Architects, academics and artists from around the world are participating in hundreds of events in the coming months to celebrate the centenary of what is considered the most influential modernist art school of the 20th century, the Bauhaus School.
National Communication Association honors several Penn Staters
11/15/18
Penn State’s Department of Communication Arts and Sciences was well-represented at the National Communication Association’s Awards Ceremony last week, as faculty and students from the department received six of the organization's 23 annual awards and five additional division awards.
Penn State Deliberates series explores dialogue on campus
11/14/18
Penn State Deliberates, a new student-run project in the Center for Democratic Deliberation, aims to shed light on the democratic deliberations that are happening in person — across the political spectrum and away from social media.
Nominees sought for Rock Ethics Institute’s 2019 Stand Up Awards
11/13/18
The Rock Ethics Institute is currently accepting nominations for its 2019 Stand Up Awards.
Paterno Fellow finds passion for philanthropy through summer internship
11/12/18
Thomas Beeby, a senior Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Honors Scholar, is double majoring in economics and political science. Last summer, Beeby received funding from the Liberal Arts Career Enrichment Network to intern with the Penn State Division of Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR).
Liberal arts, engineering major excels at international internship in Germany
11/12/18
Hoyt Hoelper is currently completing a yearlong internship with Wolfcraft, a leading manufacturer of innovative tools that helped establish the do-it-yourself (DIY) industry in Germany. Hoelper is a dual major in German and industrial and manufacturing engineering and plans to graduate in 2021.
Center for Global Studies to show 'Honor Diaries' on Nov. 15
11/12/18
The Center for Global Studies (CGS) will show the film "Honor Diaries" at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, in 113 Carnegie Building on the University Park campus of Penn State. The screening and discussion to follow are free and open to the public.
Larry and Lynne Brown endow professorship in McCourtney Institute for Democracy
11/9/18
Penn State alumni Larry and Lynne Brown recently made a $500,000 estate commitment to create the Laurence and Lynne Brown-McCourtney Endowed Career Professorship in the College of the Liberal Arts.
Alumni Association selects five recent graduates as Young Alumni Ambassadors
11/8/18
Five recent graduates have been selected as 2018 Young Alumni Ambassadors who will share a year-long experience aimed at developing their skills to become Penn State’s future volunteer leaders.
Inaugural research symposium offers chance for undergraduates to showcase skills
11/8/18
An inaugural University-wide undergraduate research symposium will showcase work being conducted by women, minorities and first-year students in STEM fields. The event features research from more than 30 participants through Penn State’s WISER/MURE/FURP program. The symposium will be held from 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 in the atrium of the Steidle Building on the University Park campus.
Comparative Literature Luncheon presents lecture by Ericka Beckman
11/7/18
Ericka Beckman, Associate Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania, will present “José María Arguedas’ Epics of Expropriation," at 12:15 p.m. Nov. 12, in Room 102 of the Kern Building.
Colloquium to reflect on 100th anniversary of World War I Armistice
11/7/18
Scholars from around the globe will visit Penn State on Nov. 12 and 13 to participate in "Dislocation: Beyond War's End,” an international colloquium marking the centenary of the Armistice.
McCourtney Institute to host 'What is Democracy?' film screening Nov. 27
11/7/18
The documentary examines what democracy means and how it applies to culture and politics around the world. The McCourtney Institute for Democracy will host a screening and Q&A with director Astra Taylor at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at the State Theatre.
Short stature in rainforest hunter-gatherers may be linked to cardiac adaptation
11/7/18
African and Asian rainforest hunter-gatherers share short stature, and now an international team of researchers has shown that this is an example of convergent adaptation that may also be linked to changes in cardiac development pathways.