In recent days, the university has tweaked the rationale it provides to media outlets regarding this decision.
"I just want to help Penn State, and that's why I'm there."
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Penn State officials over the university’s refusal to allow white supremacist Richard Spencer to speak on campus. Cameron Padgett, a Georgia State University student who was organizing a tour of college campuses for Spencer, filed the lawsuit against Penn State President Eric Barron and the university’s Board of Trustees in U.S. […]
"The future is far more important than the past, and everything that I do if elected will be focused on the future and making our great university even better, including honoring the past."
Penn State released a statement on Twitter Tuesday responding to a video of “the use of a racial slur by a student” that was posted on social media over the weekend. The “message from university leaders” says Penn State shares the outrage and disgust students have expressed about the video, and that the Office of Student […]
Barron lauded the growth of Penn State's research and entrepreneurial programs during his keynote address at the third annual Venture and IP Conference.