Penn State and the other three state-related universities are a step closer to being required to make records regarding contracts and salaries public after bipartisan legislation passed a state senate committee Wednesday.
That relationship comes to an end today, as the Council of the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (gulp) approved the University's request to operate two independent and fully accredited law schools.
A Penn State professor and four Penn State graduates were named among NerdScholar's "40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire," a list that celebrates professors who "are cultivating passion in their students."
Gov. Tom Corbett announced that Allie Goldstein, a Penn State Ph.D student, will replace Peter Khoury as the student trustee. Pending State Senate approval, Goldstein will be sworn in at the July Board of Trustees meeting at Penn State Schuylkill.
In honor of the culmination of another season, we at Onward State found some parallels between Penn State and Game of Thrones.
He had a pizza crawl named after him, so it only made sense that coach Herb Hand had a hand (see what I did there?) in last night's Father’s Day special of "Chopped" on the Food Network. The endearing offensive line guru went head-to-head with three other fathers on the hit show to the delight of fans of novelty.