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Tag: Eric Barron
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Penn State’s College of Nursing Receives Historic $27M Gift
Penn State’s College of Nursing has received a pledged gift of $27.125 million from Ross and Carol Nese, longtime supporters of the college. It is the largest gift ever given to the College of Nursing and the second-largest single commitment to an academic unit in Penn State’s history. In honor of the Neses’ “landmark commitment,” […]
July 16, 2021
African-American
Penn State President Voices Support for Black Faculty Who Reported Hate Crime
Penn State President Dr. Eric Barron voiced support Tuesday for two Black faculty who reported a hate crime at their home, Centre Daily Times reported. The faculty told police they found a rope hanging from a tree Monday and felt it was placed there to harass them, Patton Township police Chief Tyler Jolley said. However, […]
April 29, 2021
African-American
‘More Rivers to Cross’ for Penn State to Improve Status of Black Faculty
Penn State University still has “more rivers to cross” to improve the status of its Black faculty, according to a recent report by two of its professors who spent more than eight months researching the subject in an effort to highlight diversity issues at the institution.
April 30, 2020
Students
Penn State Opposing Grad Students’ Effort to Form Union
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University’s president says the school is opposing efforts by graduate students to form a union to protect their bargaining rights as teachers. The Coalition of Graduate Employees filed paperwork in February with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. The university said then it recognized the graduate students’ rights to try […]
April 6, 2017
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