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Liberal Arts seminar to examine how democracies die

1/8/19

LA 297 Democratic Erosion, taught by McCourtney Institute for Democracy Managing Director Chris Beem, will be held from 4:35 to 5:50 p.m. on Thursdays in 113 Thomas Building from Feb. 7 to April 11. The one-credit LA 297 course is available to any undergraduate student.

Refugees migrate to Europe

Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods to be held at Penn State

1/7/19

Penn State will host the second Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods from June 9-16 at the Millennium Science Complex at University Park. The institute helps train early career researchers in best practices and in methodologies particularly relevant to the study of immigration and migrant populations.

Lost and Found

Libraries Short Stories Fall 2018 contest winners embrace Lost and Found theme

1/3/19

Penn State University Libraries Short Stories “Lost and Found” Fall 2018 contest winners and honorable mentions represent a wide range of creative writers University-wide. Nine student honorees range from first-year through senior undergraduates to a doctoral student and represent six campuses and six colleges, and five faculty/staff honorees represent three campuses.

Redmond wins NACADA award for outstanding advocate for academic advising

12/20/18

NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising has named Brian Redmond, associate teaching professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations and lead faculty member for the Organizational Leadership program, as the winner of this year’s Region 2 Outstanding Advocate for Academic Advising.

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People with gay and lesbian acquaintances tend to support same-sex marriage

12/12/18

People who became acquainted with a gay person later became more accepting of gay marriage and gay people, in general, according to a study. The findings also lend support to the contact theory, which suggests that developing friendships with people outside one's usual group can spark social transformations.

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Khan named first Brown-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Liberal Arts

12/11/18

The first Brown-McCourtney Early Career Professorship, created through the generosity of Penn State alumni Laurence and Lynne Brown, with matching funds from the Tracy and Ted McCourtney Endowed Professorship Matching Gift Program, has been awarded to Abraham Khan in the College of the Liberal Arts.

Christianna Otto in the Netherlands

Students participate in international language research

12/7/18

Seven students in the College of the Liberal Arts participated in the National Science Foundation PIRE program this year, which gave the students financial support to travel internationally to conduct language research.

McCourtney Institute Mood of the Nation Poll Republican Voters

Mood of the Nation Poll examines empathy, or lack thereof, between parties

12/6/18

Results from the latest Penn State Mood of the Nation Poll, conducted by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, show that not only do people with opposing political beliefs fundamentally disagree, they find it difficult — if not impossible — to put themselves in the shoes of someone from the other side.

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