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 grants, is also excluded from the new requirement.
Employees who aren’t vaccinated due to medical conditions, documented disabilities, or religious beliefs can request an exemption by
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A Penn State faculty member filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the university of racial discrimination.
Errol Henderson, an associate professor of political science, says that in response to his complaints about racism at Penn State, he was disciplined and denied a promotion to full professor.
A Penn State spokesperson declined comment, saying the university does not comment on pending litigation.
Attorney Stephen Console wrote that as early as 2010, Henderson, who is Black, “formally complained about the racially hostile work environment and Penn State’s poor engagement with individuals, such as himself, who raise concerns about diversity, inclusion and discrimination.”
Ex-Penn State Harrisburg student accuses the university of disabilities discrimination
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
WILLIAMSPORT – A former master’s degree student at Penn State Harrisburg accuses the university of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Aaron Frazier, who has major depressive and generalized anxiety disorders, contends in a suit filed Thursday in U.S. Middle District Court that professors failed to accommodate his needs.
As a result, he says he got an “F” and dismissed from a practicum course in the applied clinical psychology program. Penn State does not comment on pending litigation.
Frazier enrolled in the master’s program at Penn State Harrisburg in the fall of 2017 after graduating magna cum laude from North Carolina at Greensboro.