Students were hailed for embodying Penn State Abington’s core values of academic excellence, community engagement, diversity and inclusive excellence, and ethical learning.
Through working on his early stage undergraduate research project, Penn State Abington senior Dante Thomas is developing skills that are transferable to graduate school and a variety of careers.
A Penn State Abington expert in teaching English as a second language offered strategies to teachers so they can provide equity in language and content learning and social and emotional support to displaced Ukrainian children at a Philadelphia elementary school.
A free event sponsored by Penn State Abington on April 22 will examine the legacy of enslavement in local communities and explore the historical efforts to end slavery in America by residents of Abington and Cheltenham townships, including early abolitionist Benjamin Lay.
Smit Patel, a junior majoring in business administration at Penn State Abington, has been awarded the 2023 Ardeth and Norman Frisbey International Student Award for undergraduates. The award recognizes undergraduate students who have contributed significantly to furthering international understanding.
Penn State Abington students recently assembled more than 1,000 meals for those in need, explored issues impacting homeless populations, and met with a member of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation.
Faculty development and retention directly impacts Penn State Abington’s ability to create transformative academic experiences for students. Rachael Brown, associate professor of math education, will expand current initiatives and develop new supports for faculty across the lifespan of their careers.
Penn State Abington Chancellor Margo DelliCarpini was hailed for her innovative initiatives despite a difficult climate for institutions of higher education.
A series of seed grants from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses has provided Penn State campus leaders with the support to implement transformative initiatives and best practices that have been successful at other University campuses.
The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence announced the inaugural recipients of its spring 2023 Advancing Equity and Inclusion grants. The aim of the grant program is to enable change at a broad level and focus on a program, department, division, college or campus.