Tag: Pennsylvania State University
Courtney Louise Young Elected to Lead the American Library Association
Courtney Louise Young, head librarian at the Allegheny campus of Pennsylvania State University, will become president-elect of the oldest and largest library association in the world at the conclusion of the 2013 annual conference in Chicago. A year later, she will become president of the association.
Langston Fitzgerald Wins The Kennedy Center/ Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award
He is a professor of trumpet at Pennsylvania State University but was nominated for the award by a master's degree student of his when he taught at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Craig Cameron Named to an Endowed Chair at Penn State
Professor Cameron joined the Penn State faculty in 1997. His research focuses on the development of strategies to treat or to prevent infections by RNA viruses.
Three Universities Working With Howard G. Buffett to Solve Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers from Texas A&M University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Missouri will partner with the International Center for Wheat and Maize Improvement and Educational Concerns for Hunger.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Scholars Seek to Determine Why So Few Black Men Pursue Careers in Information Technology
The Penn State researchers will interview Black men who are studying in IT disciplines to determine "the experiences that put them on their trajectory towards information technology."
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Penn State Splits African and African American Studies
The Department of African and African American Studies will be split into two separately budgeted academic entities.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Penn State Alumni Chapter Established in Soweto
It is the first chapter of Penn State's Alumni Association in sub-Saharan Africa.
Penn State Showing Progress in Black Enrollments
Blacks make up 6 percent of all students at Penn State. A decade ago the figure was 4.4 percent.
Penn State Scholar to Lead the University of Belize
Cary F. Fraser, an associate professor of African and African-American studies at Pennsylvania State University, was named president of the University of Belize in Central America.
