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Penn State Professor’s New Book Traces Weather’s Role in the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign
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In “The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign,” Penn State meteorology professor Jon Nese and historian Jeffrey Harding analyze how weather affected the six-week period surrounding one of the Civil War’s most significant battles.
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Penn State Trustees Vote to Remove Barry Fenchak From Board
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Penn State’s Board of Trustees on Monday voted to remove a frequently outspoken member, citing code of conduct violations related to an interaction with a university staff member last summer. […]
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Letters: Penn State Needs Innovative Enrollment Plan; ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Bad for PA
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Our Penn State trustees have voted to close seven of our Commonwealth Campuses, saving $40 million annually. This is a low return (1.4 % of budget) and high-risk decision. High-risk […]
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Penn State Board Schedules Vote on Removing Trustee Barry Fenchak
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Updated 10:14 p.m. Saturday, June 14 with comments from Barry Fenchak. Penn State’s Board of Trustees has scheduled a meeting to vote on the removal of one of its alumni-elected […]
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Penn State Trustees Agree to Legal Training, Improved Transparency in Settlement with Spotlight PA
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The settlement ends roughly 18 months of litigation after Spotlight PA brought a case against the university’s board over alleged violations of Pennsylvania’s open meetings law.
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Who Are Penn State’s Highest Paid Employees? Rhoades, Sanderson Make List for First Time
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Penn State men’s basketball coach Mike Rhoades and wrestling coach Cael Sanderson both appeared for the first time on the list of the university’s highest paid employees in an annual […]
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We’re Not Closing Campuses, We’re Optimizing Them
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When the university’s wordsmiths hide the possibility of layoffs behind words like “responding to challenges in agile ways,” or when they frame closing campuses as “optimizing” or “reshaping them,” they’ve got to be reminded that we’re all supposed to be in the truth-telling business here, not the spin business.
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Worker Flown to Hospital After Falling From Penn State Residence Hall
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An employee of a roofing contractor was flown to a hospital after falling from a Penn State residence hall on Tuesday morning. The incident happened at about 9:30 a.m. when […]
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Penn State Trustees Approve Closure of 7 Commonwealth Campuses
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Penn State’s Board of Trustees on Thursday approved the closure of seven Commonwealth Campuses, a move university leaders say was brought on by years of financial, enrollment and structural difficulties […]
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Penn State Faculty Alliance Calls on University to Stop Campus Closure Process
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Members of the Penn State Faculty Alliance delivered a petition to university President Neeli Bendapudi on Wednesday protesting the proposed closure of seven Commonwealth Campuses. The petition, which garnered more […]
