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Popovic to present 'Laughtivism: The Power of Humor in Nonviolent Struggle'

1/22/19

The Center for Global Studies at Penn State will host Srdja Popovic, activist, global thinker, and founder and executive director of the Center for Applied Nonviolent Actions and Strategies, on Feb. 26 at University Park. Popovic will deliver a lecture titled “Laughtivism: The Power of Humor in Nonviolent Struggle” at 4:30 p.m. in the Lewis Katz Auditorium.

Ryan Morris named 2020 Schwarzman Scholarship

Penn State Berks student named 2020 Schwarzman Scholar

12/12/18

Ryan Morris, a first-generation college student who was a race car driver before attending Penn State Berks, has won a Schwarzman Scholarship, which will enable him to pursue a master’s degree in global affairs from the Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Vidur Mishra at an Indian monastery

IST Schreyer Scholar to further philosophy, tech research at Indian Monastery

4/23/18

Vidur Mishra, a Schreyer Scholar majoring in information sciences and technology, will spend his summer living with monks at the Tushita monastery in India. His experience will advance his undergraduate thesis research which explores differences between how the eastern and western worlds perceive the mind.

Penn State Human Library rescheduled for April 20, 2018

Penn State Human Library rescheduled for April 20

3/28/18

Penn State’s second annual Human Library has been rescheduled for Friday, April 20, at various locations in Paterno Library and Pattee Library. The event encourages participants to engage in conversations that challenge stereotypes. Difficult questions will be expected, appreciated and answered.

Bassem Youssef

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef to speak at Penn State

10/13/17

Satirist Bassem Youssef, dubbed the “Jon Stewart of Egypt,” will visit University Park in November to speak at two separate events hosted by the Center for Global Studies. Youssef will deliver a lecture titled “The Joke is Mightier Than The Sword” at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 at the Nittany Lion Inn. Then, on Saturday, Nov. 4, he, along with the film’s director Sara Taksler, a senior producer of "The Daily Show," will participate in a discussion following the film screening of "Tickling Giants."

Penn State students named finalists for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award

5/1/17

Three Penn State Schreyer Honors College Scholars will participate in a public oral presentation to be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 4 in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park. Aviva Doery, Samuel Lapp and Alexander Walsh have the opportunity to win $1,250 as the top prize for the Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award.

Jared Edgar McKnight

Architecture alumnus wins national leadership award

5/24/16

Penn State architecture and Schreyer Honors College alumnus Jared Edgar McKnight, who graduated in 2011 with bachelor's degrees in architecture and international studies, has received the American Institute of Architects National Associates Award for 2016, presented on May 19 during the AIA National Convention in Philadelphia. McKnight is an architectural designer at the integrated design firm of Wallace Roberts & Todd.

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