Algeria could transform missions in the Middle East, with a new ministry seeking to send 1,000 Algerian missionaries by 2025.

Rachel reaches out to Arabs through a mums and toddlers group based in her community in England.

Saskia perseveres through language learning and connects with a young Albanian girl who becomes a follower of Jesus.

The National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, and Everytown for Gun Safety are recommending in a new report that schools stop using active shooter drills that are either unannounced or simulate gun violence.

Three educators share ways to connect their students to community engagement, including through project-based learning and community-service projects.

Six key pieces of advice that are essential for any first-year principal, but are critical for those who are starting the job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All principals are dealing with COVID-19, and some are dealing with wildfires or hurricanes at the same time. Those issues, on top of increasing job demands, are pushing principals to the breaking point. We need to do something about that.

The percentage of U.S. public school teachers participating in unions has been declining steadily over the last two decades—and the numbers are soon likely to take an even steeper dive.

A new survey examines which students want to be teachers and what's drawing them to—or driving them from—the profession.

A panel of experts—including a national teacher's union president and an official from the Department of Education—discussed how to make teaching a more attractive profession.

Educators for Excellence took the temperature of teachers across the nation on issues ranging from compensation to preparation to union membership.

The Department of Education has denied 99 percent of applications for public service loan forgiveness under a temporary expanded program funded by Congress, a report finds.

In a survey of educators in an urban Midwest district, 4 in 5 said the witnessed other staff doing things that were morally wrong, while almost half said they themselves had acted in a way that betrayed their values.

There could be an 8.4 percent reduction in the U.S. teaching corps, and some states could see reductions as large as 20 percent, according to a new analysis by the Learning Policy Institute.

The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance and Investment advanced a proposal for the construction of an Academic Learning Center at Penn State Harrisburg.

The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance and Investment advanced a proposal on Nov. 7 for renovations and additions to Sackett Building, which borders the southwest edge of Pattee Mall on the University Park campus. 

The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance and Investment voted on Nov. 7 to move forward with a recommendation to the full board to select a developer to build a 1,500-bed affordable housing development to meet the needs of students attending the University Park campus. 

The Penn State Board of Trustees’ Finance and Investment Committee advanced a plan on Nov. 7 to construct a new classroom building at the University Park campus.  

Penn State Sustainability is wrapping up its semester of programming with both a Sustainability Showcase Series and an Intersections Film Series centered on Indigenous food and foodways. Chef Tawnya Brant — a Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman, Indigenous food sovereignty leader, restaurant owner, and recent "Top Chef Canada contestant" —will join SustainPSU for a series of events.

The Penn State DuBois Office of Student Engagement will welcome students and members of the public to Hiller Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 12, when the Piscataway Nation Singers & Dancers visit campus.

After a successful pilot program, Penn State Residence Life is expanding the IDEA Ambassador program to include cohorts in each residence area on campus with nearly double the student staff. IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility) Ambassadors are student leaders embedded in residence halls on campus with a goal of strengthening support and providing resources for resident students, especially those in their first year.

The Penn State community is invited to participate in the annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive, a tradition aimed at supporting local families in need and the on-campus Lion’s Pantry.

On Oct. 12, Penn State Global hosted a multi-campus synchronous Day of Service aimed at getting students involved in sustainability work in their communities. More than 80 students from five campuses – Abington, Berks, Brandywine, Great Valley and University Park – participated in four service experiences, which conclude with the Global Sustainable Action Conference on Nov. 16-17.

Lara Fowler, chief sustainability officer at Penn State, director of Penn State Sustainability, and teaching professor of law, will give the talk, “Decarbonizing Penn State: How Does Law, Policy, and Financing Fit In?” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus, as well as via Zoom.

Rick Brazier, senior associate dean for faculty and research in the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, has been named dean of Penn State’s 14-campus University College. Brazier served as interim dean of the University College since February 2022 and will begin the permanent appointment on Sept. 2, 2024.

Events continue through October as Penn State units at campuses across the commonwealth celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, observed each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This year's overall theme is “Unidos en la Diversidad: Celebrating our Roots and Honoring our Heritage."

A draft proposal of Penn State’s institutional strategic plan has been unveiled and shared with the community for feedback and discussion. All faculty, staff and students at all campuses are encouraged to visit the Strategic Plan website to review and provide feedback on the draft plans for four goal areas.

Penn State Scranton is set to host a job fair for students in its nursing degree program from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, in the Nursing Suite's lobby. The event aims to connect nursing students with local healthcare recruiters from major health systems.

Penn State Scranton held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly renovated Library Building and Nursing Suite on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Northeast Regional Chancellor Elizabeth J. Wright has announced the hiring of two new full-time faculty members at Penn State Scranton: Jennifer Durham Gresham, assistant professor of biology, and Stephanie Longo, assistant professor of corporate communication.

Penn State's Campus-wide Accessible Syllabus Competition highlights the importance of accessibility in higher education and the University's new tool in Canvas — Anthology Ally.

Penn State Scranton has announced the establishment of the Lambda Omicron Chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) Honor Society, a national organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of first-generation college students.

This semester, students in Penn State Scranton’s Corporate Communication "External Communication" class are collaborating with Valhalla Veterans Services to promote, raise funds and plan the organization's annual Fall Ball, which supports local veterans and first responders.

Penn State Berks will present “People, Place, and Things,” a campus-wide exhibition that showcases artists with ties to eastern Pennsylvania whose work engages ideas of place-making and regional identity. The exhibition will open Nov. 21 and run through Feb. 26. The opening reception will be held from 12:15-1:15 p.m. on Nov. 21 in the Perkins Student Center Lobby. The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.

Developed by a team in the College of Arts and Architecture's Office of Digital Learning, HAX, or Headless Authoring eXperience, is a content management system that structures content in a ubiquitous format for simple web publishing.

Penn State Berks will host a variety of events during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024, set for Monday, Nov. 18, to Friday, Nov. 22. Events are sponsored by the college’s Flemming Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Center and the Berks LaunchBox in downtown Reading.

Penn State Smeal College of Business alumnus Curran McCready was recently appointed to the college’s Finance Advisory Board.

Penn State's Sustainable Labs Program, now in its third year, is enhancing sustainability in research labs across the University. The program has expanded to multiple campuses with more than 70 labs and 600 researchers as part of current or past cohorts. 

A team of researchers led by Nanyin Zhang, the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Brain Imaging and professor of biomedical engineering at Penn State, recently published their findings about how blood flow changes to different brain regions relate to what is happening with the brain's neurons.

Join Invent Penn State’s "Dare to Disrupt" for a live podcast recording in the newly renovated Nittany Lion Inn’s 1855 Lounge at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, featuring Scholar Hotels Founder and CEO Gary Brandeis.

Penn State Great Valley is offering a streamlined 33-credit MBA with highly flexible delivery and the opportunity to specialize by earning up to three graduate certificates as part of the program.

Penn State alumnus Isam Al-Zadjali recently was named a 2024 Alumni Fellow and returned to the University Park campus from his home country of Oman to accept his fellowship from President Neeli Bendapudi. Al-Zadjali said he frequently makes the long trip from Oman because he loves giving back to Penn State. As an international student, he said he faced challenges but found a second home among the University community. 

Marking a decade of doing good, Penn State is preparing to launch its 10th GivingTuesday event this fall. Honoring the University’s founding year, the event will begin early on Dec. 2 at 18:55 on the 24-hour clock — 6:55 p.m. EST — and conclude at midnight on Dec. 3.

Aiming to reinvigorate debate over polarizing issues, Penn State graduate and longtime volunteer James P. Jimirro has made a gift to create a debate series, which is projected to raise the University’s profile as a national leader in showcasing free speech in action.

DOVER – Six projects statewide will receive $2.8 million from Delaware’s Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund to address vacant, abandoned or foreclosed properties, Governor John Carney and Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) Director Anas Ben Addi announced today. The Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund is used to support community development, address crime and transform neighborhoods that are […]

GEORGETOWN – Governor John Carney, Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) Director Anas Ben Addi, local legislators, town officials and members of the business community celebrated the grand opening of Splash Laundromat on Friday and presented a Downtown Development Districts (DDD) rebate check in the amount of $457,997 to owners Enrique and Veronica Nunez. The Nunezes […]

DEHAP Program Increases from 15 Months to 18 Months DOVER, Del., April 21, 2022 – Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) announced today that eligible Delaware renters can now receive up to 18 months of rental and utility assistance through its Delaware Housing Assistance Program (DEHAP). Previously, the DEHAP provided 15 months of rental and utility […]

Program To Open Statewide In The Summer Of 2022 DOVER, Del., June 13, 2022 – Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) announced today that the Delaware Mortgage Relief Program plan received approval from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. With approval in hand, the agency is scheduled to launch the program statewide in the next 45 […]

In response to recent federal U.S. Treasury policy changes, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) will temporarily pause accepting new applications for the Delaware Housing Assistance Program (DEHAP) at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9. 

Priorities include homeless shelters, permanent supportive housing, and low-income housing Dover, Del. December 15, 2022 – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) will host a virtual public hearing to obtain public input on the HOME-American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP). The plan is Delaware’s application and distribution plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s […]