Alberlin Del Orbe Rodriguez supports prospective Penn State Abington students and their loved ones, many of whom who face the same challenges and concerns she did as a first-generation college student.
Two teams from Penn State Abington joined a national coalition of more than 55 colleges and universities at the 2023 Summer Institute for Equity in the Academic Experience. The three-day series of workshops, panels and provocations was aimed at improving equitable access and outcomes for low-income, first-generation, and students of color at the institutions.
Aneesah Smith, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Penn State Abington, will deliver a hybrid lecture, titled "Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Improve Campus Culture," on June 15 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium at University Park and via Zoom.
Penn State Abington’s diversity, equity and inclusion leaders and a county official who serves as an adjunct instructor at the campus were named among the most influential figures in the commonwealth’s LGBTQ+ community.
Penn State Abington, the University's most diverse campus, hosts Cultural Graduation each semester to honor students of color, first generation and LGBTQ+ graduates who overcome unique obstacles to earn their degrees.
Members of the Penn State Abington class of 2023 earned their diplomas, "survived and thrived," and achieved their goals despite the impact of the pandemic on their college experience.
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.
