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Jacqueline Edmondson, chancellor and chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny since 2017, was named the 18th president of the University of Southern Maine today (May 16). Edmondson begins her tenure at that institution on July 1.

With COVID-19 cases once again rising in Pennsylvania and across the country, Penn State is urging its campus communities to continue to take precautions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.  

Kathryn Drager, associate dean for research and graduate education in Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development, has been named interim dean of the Graduate School and vice provost for Graduate Education, effective Jan. 1, 2022.

If you missed Penn State’s fall semester town hall Tuesday afternoon, there’s a lot you probably need to catch up on. In a gist, vaccines aren’t mandatory, COVID-19 testing is ramping up, and mask policies aren’t changing…yet. To learn more about Penn State’s fall semester plans, check out what we know so far. Vaccinations First and foremost, the university doubled down on not requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students and employees. Instead, Penn State will continue encouraging t...

local government leaders. Instead, Penn State will continue encouraging them for all to promote community safety. “While we are not currently requiring vaccinations, Penn State is not impartial when it comes to getting vaccinated,” said President Eric Barron. “The university’s stance is that everyone who can get a vaccine should do so as soon as possible to attain very high vaccination rates on all Penn State campuses.” According to  newly released survey data, the majority of Penn S...

Houck named interim dean of Penn State Law and School of International Affairs Retired Vice Adm. James Houck, a faculty member in Penn State Law and the School of International Affairs, as well as inaugural director of Penn State’s Center for Security Research and Education, has been named interim dean of Penn State Law in University Park and the School of International Affairs, effective Aug. 1. Image: Penn State Houck named interim dean of Penn State Law and School of International Affairs ...

Penn State has updated its travel guidelines to require employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before embarking on any university-related travels. Starting June 1, all Penn State employees traveling by means of university funding need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their departure date. Trips booked before June 1 don’t need to follow the new vaccination requirement. Travel that’s not funded by the university, including trips for sponsored research using federal and state gra...

Penn State has updated its travel guidelines, requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated for university-funded travel beginning June 1. However, trips scheduled to depart before June 1 and employees whose trips were approved prior to May 25 are exempt from this rule, according to Penn State News. International travel affiliated with Penn State will remain suspended until further notice, and any essential international travel must be approved by Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jone...

1:05 A Penn State political science professor filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the university for racial discrimination.  Errol Henderson is suing Penn State for $75,000 for race-based discrimination. The lawsuit said he has filed complaints with the university over the past 10 years for racism in the workplace. Throughout the past decade, Henderson has reportedly issued complaints about the actions of colleagues in the political science department as well university administration like Vi...

For the first time in two years, Penn State will recognize spring graduates through a number of in-person commencement ceremonies this weekend. Starting on Friday, May 7, the university will hand out more than 14,000 diplomas to Penn State seniors throughout all its campuses. Soon-to-be-graduates and up to two guests each can head to Beaver Stadium for in-person (albeit socially distanced) ceremonies that are scheduled rain or shine. Here’s a brief breakdown of University-Wide Virtual Cerem...