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The fourth generation of Old Willow was planted on the Old Main lawn.
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Penn State’s fall 2024 graduation ceremonies at University Park are getting bumped — from Saturday, Dec. 21, to Sunday, Dec. 22, to avoid a potential overlap with a football playoff the university could host this year as part of the expanded College Football Playoff.
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As Penn State pushes ahead with plans for budget cuts and program reviews, including at its Commonwealth Campuses, some faculty are pushing back — calling on the university to stop the budget cuts and instead have a planning process that involves all stakeholders from the outset.
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Penn State Faculty Senate recommends streamlining student disability services, seeing increased needPenn State’s Faculty Senate is recommending several changes to how the university’s Student Disability Resources are administered, with a goal of streamlining the process and making sure the needed resources are available.
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The State College Planning Commission heard the final university plans for the demolition of the Hammond Building and future Sackett Building renovations.
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Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi made the case about why the university should get more state funding during a state House Appropriations Committee hearing Thursday, saying the stagnant state funding Penn State has seen in recent years does matter.
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The Black History 101 Mobile Museum displayed artifacts covering time periods ranging from slavery to modern day hip hop at the HUB-Robeson Center.
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Penn State recently unveiled a “road map” that outlines planning for everything from research to budgets. As part of that, the university says it’s looking at increasing enrollment at University Park, drawing mixed reactions from local residents.
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Penn State’s board of trustees voted Friday to increase the financial bonus President Neeli Bendapudi will get for her second five years with the university from $1.25 million to $1.5 million and increase her retirement benefits, while not changing her current base salary of $950,000.
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Penn State has been in the process of modernizing how it classifies and sets the salaries of its staff since 2020, and that project is nearing completion.