Liberal Arts

Lawrence Smith poses with his family.

Adult student is proving the value of education to himself and his sons

Horizontal image of the 2020 "Expanding Empathy" lecture series schedule, including drawings of the circle of empathy, the human brain, and their interconnectivity

Speakers for 2020 'Expanding Empathy' lecture series announced

Students participate in Deliberation Nation on March 1

Community invited to participate in sixth annual Deliberation Nation

Students inducted as Paterno Fellows and Schreyer Scholars

College of the Liberal Arts recognizes new class of Paterno Fellows

Yaayaa Hunt

New award memorializes beloved Penn State alumna, teacher, friend

Candis Watts Smith, associate professor of political science and African American studies, appears on this week's episode of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and WPSU.

Democracy Works podcast episode examines black politics then and now

The Penn State College of the Liberal Arts has chosen Moments of Change: A Century of Women’s Activism" as its theme for the next year.

Liberal Arts to host launch event for yearlong theme on women's activism

Penn State shield: A general image used to accompany some pieces of content on Penn State News.

Columbia University researchers to present talk based on sexual-assault research

closeup image of folded 50 dollar bills in jeans pocket

Scholarships from University Libraries available for Penn State undergraduates

person typing on laptop in room with tall bookshelves

Libraries offers $1,250 award for 2020 outstanding undergraduate thesis

Researchers in neural engineering

Penn State tops NSF rankings for breadth of research expertise

Master of Public Policy Webinar February 26

Webinar to focus on the master of public policy degree

Sherry Roush

Liberal Arts faculty receive National Endowment for the Humanities grants

Satellite Imagery

Computers scour satellite imagery to unveil Madagascar's mysteries

Illustration of an artificial intelligence network

New research center will focus on socially responsible artificial intelligence

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