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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 July 13, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Retired Vice Adm. James Houck, a faculty member in Penn Stat...

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 co...

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 Jones. Fully vaccinated employees who wish to travel will not be required to show documentation but must...

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 Vice President and Provost Nick Jones. The lawsuit alleges Henderson was discriminated against after b...

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 Ceremony Not feeling up to head to Beaver Stadium? No problem. Penn State will stream a university-wide c...