Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, recently served as chair and commentator for two sessions at the World Congress of Environmental History meeting in Oulu, Finland.
The University of Nebraska Press, in collaboration with the African Poetry Book Series, will publish a compilation of the complete works of poet Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona.
Penn State has announced the selection of 23 faculty members for the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program for fall 2024. This initiative highlights individuals who have demonstrated exceptional potential for academic leadership and innovation within their fields.
Todd Davis' eighth book of poems, “Ditch Memory: New & Selected Poems,” has been published by Michigan State University Press. Davis is a professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona.
Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was the featured poet on the June 30 episode of “Rattlecast,” a national podcast sponsored by Rattle magazine.
Six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses recently named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the third year of Penn State's Open and Affordable Educational Resources Champion Awards.
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was awarded the Judge Emma Shannon Walser Medal of Patriotism for decades of contributions to Liberian Literature.
John Eicher, associate professor of history at Penn State Altoona, has created a new YouTube lecture series focusing on the "ABCs" of modern Western history.
"The Internet of Things," a poem by Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, is featured in Verse Daily, an online anthology of contemporary poetry.
Yaw Agawu-Kakraba, professor of Spanish and African studies at Penn State Altoona, has won an award from the African Literature Association for his debut novel, “The Restless Crucible.”
