A message from Penn State President Eric Barron on ‘Back to State’ plans, which call for flexible, adaptable schedule with classes and activities converting to remote delivery on Nov. 20.
Following a three-month comprehensive planning process, Penn State officials have determined that the University can meet or exceed the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s guidelines for colleges and universities, and look forward to welcoming back faculty, staff and students to resume on-campus, in-person classes and other activities this fall in a limited fashion.
Penn State University Police and Public Safety has appointed Iris Richardson as the department’s first director of diversity, equity and inclusion, following a national search that began in 2019.
For the last decade, Janelle Larson has packed her bags after Penn State Berks’ spring commencement and traveled to Kenya. She does not make this journey for the purpose of a vacation; rather she has led a University-wide global outreach program.
For a class project for “The Rhetoric of American Horror Films,” Penn State Berks communication arts and sciences major Neil Rawlings re-worked classic horror posters using concepts from the course. Rawlings focused on the cultural context of post-racism to identify the ways in which the film "Get Out" critiques the idea that the United States exists in a post-racist state.
In the class “The Rhetoric of American Horror Films," Penn State Berks communication arts and sciences major Neil Rawlings re-worked classic horror posters using concepts from the course. He applied Carol Clover’s notion of the “final girl” from 1980s slasher films to the film "Alien" to point to different ways of thinking about the “final girl” and feminism.
Penn State Berks students enrolled in the course “The Rhetoric of American Horror Films” encountered a new twist in this year’s syllabus. While in past semesters, students in CAS 415 would write an academic research paper analyzing the rhetoric of horror films, this spring students had the opportunity to submit creative projects, supported by research.
