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President joins U.S. higher education leaders, signs letter on immigration order

2/3/17

Penn State President Eric Barron has joined university presidents from across the U.S. in signing a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The letter, organized by the American Council on Education (ACE), the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), expresses concerns about the recent executive order on immigration. Available to read at http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/Letter-From-Institutions-to-DH..., the message focuses on higher education's principles concerning international students, researchers, faculty and staff.

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Barron to discuss higher ed, economic development on WPSU’s ‘Digging Deeper’

2/3/17

Penn State President Eric J. Barron and Dennis Davin, Pennsylvania’s secretary for the Department of Community and Economic Development, will discuss the state’s economy and higher education’s role in it during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Digging Deeper.” The show will air at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Feb. 12 on WPSU-TV.

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Penn State president shares message following executive order on immigration

1/29/17

Penn State President Eric Barron has shared a message with the University community regarding an executive order signed Friday by U.S. President Donald Trump. Among other impacts, the order has suspended entry of all refugees to the United States for 120 days and blocked entry to the United States for at least 90 days for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

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Faculty Senate covers range of topics during January meeting

1/27/17

The Penn State Faculty Senate covered a wide range of topics during its recent meeting, including the challenges facing universities in the future, student mental health services, fixed-term faculty titles and student financial aid.

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President's blog: In step with All In

1/25/17

The meaning and potential impact of the University's "All In" initiative, along with examples of changes being made to be more inclusive and diverse, are the focus of President Eric Barron's latest blog post.

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University leaders, students come together to talk about diversity, inclusion

1/24/17

Understanding each other’s differences and learning from them was the focus of a recent forum that brought student leaders together with University officials for conversations to deepen their appreciation of the viewpoints of others. The small group discussions, facilitated by World in Conversation, brought Penn State President Eric Barron and the University’s senior leadership together with students to share personal experiences, opinions and ideas.

President Barron to speak at Feb. 10 Quality Advocates session

1/20/17

Penn State President Eric Barron will be the featured speaker at the Office of Planning and Assessment’s next Quality Advocates session, scheduled for 9 to 10 a.m. on Feb. 10 in 508 Rider Building. All interested faculty, staff, administrators and students are invited to attend.

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Penn State President Eric Barron shares message in support of DACA

11/30/16

Last week, I signed a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) letter together with hundreds of university leaders from across the country urging business, religious and community leaders to call for DACA to be “upheld, continued and expanded.” We understand there are concerns both here at Penn State and across the country about potential changes to DACA, and the University will continue to follow this topic closely.

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President Barron, experts to discuss cybersecurity on WPSU’s 'Digging Deeper'

11/30/16

The security risks and dangers posed by advancing smart and cloud-based technologies and how consumers can best protect themselves will be discussed by cybersecurity and technology experts during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Digging Deeper.” The show will premiere at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 4 on WPSU-TV.

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Barron joins university presidents nationwide, signs statement supporting DACA

11/23/16

This week, Penn State President Eric Barron, together with university leaders from across the country, signed a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) letter urging business, religious and community leaders to call for DACA to be “upheld, continued and expanded.” Penn State has an unwavering commitment to the education of all of our students, Barron said. He said his action to sign the letter demonstrates our values of equal rights, access and freedom from discrimination.

Read the full letter here. Learn more about DACA here.

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