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WPSU's Mental Health Q &A: How does social media comparison affect me?

Alex Rabb

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. WPSU talks to the Penn State Community, asking the student's about their mental health concerns and getting answers from local experts.

The Office of Ethics and Compliance is housed in Rider Building, in downtown State College.

Penn State increases transparency into misconduct reports. Here’s what the data say.

Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College

Bias and human resources issues were the most common misconduct reports Penn State received in January and February 2024. The data offer the first public look into the ethics office in years.

Old Main on Penn State’s University Park campus

Review of Penn State contracts reveals incorrect filings, questions about trustee disclosures

Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College

A Spotlight PA review found that Penn State reported incorrect contract information, and a university trustee failed to disclose more than $250,000 paid to a related business over three years.

An illustration of the Nittany Lion sleeping on top of Old Main.

5 takeaways from Spotlight PA's ‘Missed Conduct’ investigation on Penn State’s post-Sandusky reforms

Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College

What Spotlight PA found in its investigation into Penn State’s compliance, ethics, and misconduct reporting systems created following the Sandusky scandal.

Old Main, an administrative building and landmark of Penn State's University Park campus.

Penn State proposes halving the budget of student-run newspaper The Daily Collegian

Casey Zanowic

The Daily Collegian, Penn State's student-run newspaper could have its budget for next fiscal year cut in half.

Penn State alum and current staff writer for the Atlantic, John Hendrickson, will be returning to Happy Valley on April 10 to discuss his critically acclaimed book, "Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter."

Alum John Hendrickson will speak at Penn State about his book 'Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter'

Casey Zanowic

"A Conversation with John Hendrickson" will take place Monday, April 10 at 4 p.m. in Paterno Library's Foster Auditorium and will also be livestreamed for those who wish to attend virtually.

Penn State's new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging dashboard tracks the race of undergraduate students, among other metrics.

Penn State launches a new dashboard to track diversity of students, faculty and staff

Casey Zanowic

Penn State launched a new dashboard Monday dedicated to tracking metrics related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, or DEIB, all in one university-wide platform.

Arts and Entertainment

#HereToo Project, PSU Theatre Students Collaborate On Play About Gun Violence

Kristine Allen

The #HereToo project is back at Penn State, University Park for performances this Thursday and Friday, November 14 & 15, 2019. Here is a story we did…