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A semester in France helped Jenna Guarrera combine her studies in French and advertising while building professional connections that led to a summer internship.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 19 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Alicia Drais-Parrillo, teaching professor of psychology, and Jason Laine, associate teaching professor of Italian, have been named the inaugural Liberal Arts Teaching Professors in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts.
Three longtime Penn State champions and benefactors were recognized by the Penn State Alumni Association with the 2026 Honorary Alumni Award at a celebratory event on Friday, June 12, at the Hintz Family Alumni Center. The award has been given by the Alumni Association since 1973 to honor people who, while not graduates of Penn State, have made significant contributions toward the University’s welfare, reputation or prestige.
The Penn State Alumni Association’s inaugural “Raise the Bar” series concluded after a nine-city run, bringing faculty-led conversations out of the classroom and into social venues where alumni gathered nationwide. The series connected Penn State faculty and alumni in informal settings designed to spark dialogue, curiosity and community.
Penn State’s AI and the Economy Initiative hosted nearly 350 researchers from academia and the public sector to examine the economic and societal impacts of artificial intelligence.
Six Penn Staters have received awards in the 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Student Program — five finalists and an alternate.
Preschool students whose parents received coaching had fewer conduct problems and displayed stronger cognitive skills during middle school, according to a new study by Penn State researchers.
A proposal to reunite the Department of African American Studies and the African Studies Program in the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts into a single academic unit — the Department of Africana Studies — has been approved by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost after receiving the endorsement of the University Faculty Senate and faculty in the respective units.
Penn State’s Child Study Center has developed We Are Connected, an evidence-based curriculum that gives its undergraduate students the opportunity to come together in a shared, safe space where they can forge deeper connections and resiliency practices while gaining valuable leadership and communication skills.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 22 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Gabeba Baderoon, associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, African studies and comparative literature at Penn State, was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from South Africa’s Nelson Mandela University.
Greg Eghigian, professor of history and bioethics at Penn State, unpacked the release of the Pentagon’s new UFO files in the age of drones and artificial intelligence.
Payton Smith will travel to Senegal to immerse herself in the French language and culture of the region with the support of a Boren Fellowship.
A group of School of Public Policy students attended the recent Association for Pennsylvania Municipal Management Annual Conference in Pittsburgh with support from Penn State Outreach.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 20 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
