Keisha Johnson originally traveled to Ghana for 10 days with Penn State Abington faculty to support students enrolled in an embedded course — and ended up helping young women and girls who live 5,000 miles away from her Philadelphia home.
Penn State Abington is the second home for Abu, an 8-foot sculpture that explores what it means to be human and to experience a family member who is ill or aging. It was torn apart by a freak storm when it was initially installed in the river at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia.
The public is invited to Penn State Abington on Feb. 27 for two lectures highlighting a faculty member's new book on the practice of imaginative literature in the early modern period and a visiting professor's work on satire.
Penn State Abington invites the community to a free performance of the acclaimed show "Heart Ripped Out Twice And So Can You!" by actor, writer and director Linnea Bond on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. Bond describes her show as a comedy, mostly, about pain with her raw honesty driving a compelling story about illness, love and loss.
Roy Robson, professor of history at Penn State Abington and a leading scholar of Russian history, died on Jan. 29. He was honored by students for his support in and out of the classroom.
Loved ones, faculty and staff were joined by keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., to celebrate the summer/fall 2023 graduating class at Penn State Abington.
Penn State Abington instructor Julia Clift's vision features sound and visual artists, scientists, and an ensemble who shed light on the policies, conventions, and attitudes that led to and sustain the climate crisis.
Penn State Abington students enrolled in a collaborative course at a Bucks County working history museum spent the spring semester immersed with working artisans and developing skills that have led to internships and jobs. Their work also resulted in a new exhibition in the Penn State Abington art gallery.
The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program selected Friederike Baer, a faculty member and administrator at Penn State Abington, as a 2023-24 fellow based on her demonstrated exceptional abilities and promise.