This expanded relationship is designed to empower Penn State students and enrich their academic experience while providing them with valuable opportunities to connect with industry professionals, peers and thought leaders.
This expanded relationship is designed to empower Penn State students and enrich their academic experience while providing them with valuable opportunities to connect with industry professionals, peers and thought leaders.
Emily Masghati, an assistant professor of history at Penn State Behrend, is writing a book about the Rosenwald Fund fellowships, which supported a generation of Black artists, scholars and religious leaders.
Julius Rosenwald, the former CEO of Sears, donated more than $50 million through fellowships and other giving. Much of that money was given to Black artists, scholars and religious leaders.
“You can be an introvert and still be a leader,” says Gabi Watson, a December graduate of Penn State Behrend and winner of the 2023 ATHENA Young Professional Award.
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to an estimated 9,000 people on Jan. 21, 1965, inside Penn State's newly expanded Recreation Hall on the University Park campus.
On Jan. 21, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to an estimated 9,000 people inside Penn State's newly expanded Recreation Hall on the University Park campus.