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Expanding our relationships with Hispanic and Latino communities

The Hispanic and Latino population of the City of Reading is up more than 10% since 2010. Here's what we're doing to meet the needs of this growing population.
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Featured Stories

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Landmark estate commitment will strengthen STEM programming at Penn State Berks

Following a successful career at ExxonMobil Chemical, Penn State alumna Melissa Daniels Foster has made a $1.25 million estate commitment to support dynamic learning opportunities in fields related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

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Carnegie recognizes Penn State Berks as a high-access, high-earnings college

Penn State Berks has been named to the prestigious Carnegie Opportunity Colleges and Universities – High Access, High Earnings Classification. Of the over 3,700 U.S. institutions evaluated, only 478 — or 16% — received this designation, which runs through 2028.

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