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On-campus housing options available for 2021-22

It’s time for current students to think about housing for next year! Eligible Penn State students can request housing and receive an invitation to LiveOn with us next year. Returning students have a variety of on-campus housing options to consider, from traditional residence hall rooms to suites and apartments. Log in to eLiving.psu.edu to request housing today.
Snowy scene in front of a residence hall

LiveOn with us for 2021/2022

It’s time for current students to think about housing for next year! Eligible Penn State students can Request Housing and receive an invitation to LiveOn with us next year. Returning students have a variety of on-campus housing options to consider, from traditional residence hall rooms to suites and apartments. Log in to eLiving.psu.edu to Request Housing today!

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PSUAC cancels fall and winter 2020-21 sports competition, championships

The PSUAC Executive Committee voted unanimously to cancel all intercollegiate athletics competition for fall and winter team sports during the 2020-21 academic year. The sports affected by this decision include men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball, at Penn State Beaver, Brandywine, DuBois, Fayette, Hazleton, Greater Allegheny, Lehigh Valley, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Scranton, Schuylkill, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York.
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Penn State to begin spring semester remotely, delay in-person classes

Penn State has decided to delay the start of in-person classes and transition to a fully remote learning environment for the beginning of the spring 2021 semester at all campus locations. This decision was made following extensive analysis and scenario planning given worsening virus conditions nationally and across the state indicating predictions of rising hospitalization rates in the coming weeks.
Emily Jefferson

9 2 20 Microbiology class

Emily Jefferson, a senior at Penn State, observes and records the growth of bacteria her MICRB 202 (Introductory Microbiology Laboratory) class isolated during week-one of the 2020 fall semester. Students were outfitted with new masks, face shields, and gloves prior to every lab session, and their stations were set up to provide appropriate social distancing.

DJ Higgins sits with his arm draped over a seat in Penn State Schuylkill's Morgan Auditorium.

Schuylkill professor amplifies marginalized voices in new humanities journal

David “DJ” Higgins, assistant teaching professor of film/video and music at Penn State Schuylkill, has launched a quarterly humanities journal with the intention of amplifying marginalized voices in the academic community. The journal’s first edition was released this fall, and contributors focused on the film "Green Book." The second edition, whose contributors will examine the importance and role of superheroes in film, will be released in early 2021.