Forrest Gump Panel

To kick off the College of Liberal Arts year long exploration of 1968: Moments of Change, we held a screening of Forrest Gump at the State Theater. Everyone received a box of chocolate when they came in and we followed the movie with a lively discussion!

For more on the 1968 events visit: 1968.psu.edu

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PSU African American Studies Wins Sawyer Seminar Grant from Mellon Foundation

Exciting news! A faculty group led by Dr. Cynthia Young, Head of the Department of African American Studies, (and including myself) was a awarded a multi year, $225,000 grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation. Our Sawyer Seminar will center on "Racial Disposability and Cultures of Resistance".

Read more about it here:  http://news.psu.edu/story/486207/2017/10/04/research/penn-state-receives-225000-grant-andrew-w-mellon-foundation

Be on the look out for exciting programming coming soon!