Penn State Abington sociology professor Karen Bettez Halnon was arrested over the weekend for disorderly conduct on a flight from Nicaragua to Miami. Although disorderly conduct was the technical charge, Halnan was downright unruly according to eyewitnesses and videos uploaded by passengers.
Eric Barron is being called upon to cancel students' plans to have controversial figure Bill Ayers speak on campus next week.
Brian Sims, the first openly gay state legislator in Pennsylvania, will speak at the Paterno Library's Foster Auditorium on March 24 at 5 p.m, according to a release. Sims currently represents the state’s 182nd district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
When Penn State freshman Neha Gupta accepted the International Children’s Peace Prize in November 2014, she urged that others “convert your empathy into actions, and let those actions ripple out.” Her experiences and words serve as an inspiration to students across the globe, as demonstrated through her newest partnership with Microsoft Office’s Collective Project.
Travis Vogan, a leading media scholar and assistant professor at the University of Iowa, will give a free public lecture in Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library on Monday, April 13.
Twelve of Penn State's finest alumni have been honored for early success after graduating from the university.