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Information sessions on Master of Public Policy scheduled for Nov. 7

11/5/18

On Nov. 7, Chris Witko, associate director of the Penn State Public Policy program and professor of political science and public policy, and Stephen Moczydlowski, enrollment and advising manager, will lead information sessions to discuss the new two-year, on-campus Master of Public Policy (MPP) program. Sessions will be held every hour from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, in 10 Business Building. Sessions will also stream on Facebook Live and Instagram Live.

Center for Global Studies gets $1.1 million grant from Department of Education

10/31/18

The Center for Global Studies at Penn State recently received a new federal grant of approximately $1.1 million that will help undergraduate and graduate students in the form of fellowships to achieve competency in foreign languages and conduct research in related international and area studies. Fellowship information sessions will be held Nov. 6 and 9.

HumIn Focuse (confederate flags)

Web series seeks to spur conversation on most pressing societal issues

10/31/18

As part of the Penn State Humanities Institute’s mission to publicize the social relevance of humanities scholarship, the institute created HumIn Focus, an educational web series that asks scholars to reflect on the ideas lying behind pressing social issues. The first episode on Confederate monuments and public memory is currently available to watch, and a second episode is expected in the spring of 2019.

map showing states' legislative influence in 2008

States that heavily invest in legislature more influential in public policy

10/29/18

Using more than 100 years of public policy data to pinpoint patterns between any states adopting similar policies, Bruce Desmarais, associate professor of political science and an Institute for CyberScience co-hired faculty member, found that sizable states, such as California, New York or Florida with the income to invest in creating full-time legislative positions, are generally the starting points for any new legislation today.

Penn State stduent Pavani Samala won first place in the Africana Research Center's 2018 Undergraduate Research Exhibition for her research on West African mosque architecture.

Africana Research Center announces winners of Undergraduate Research Exhibition

10/29/18

Six undergraduate students competed for prizes, including research travel grants, as part of the Africana Research Center’s 2018 Undergraduate Research Exhibition. The Undergraduate Research Exhibition recognizes and celebrates the scholarly development of Penn State’s undergraduate students who have written research papers on issues pertaining to some aspect of Africa or the African diaspora.

Comparative Literature Luncheon presents Eralda Lameborshi

10/25/18

Eralda Lameborshi, lecturer in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present “The Islamic Empire in the Literature of Southeastern Europe," at 12:15 pm Oct. 29, in Room 102 of the Kern Building.

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