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Featured Stories

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King of the Court: The making of Penn State Altoona’s resident sport humanities scholar

Kyle King brings his passion for sport on the court to the classroom and beyond.

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Stories of Courage

A professor of sociology at Penn State Altoona, Amir Marvasti, has conducted research for decades on topics like race and ethnicity and the social construction of emotions. Now, some of his data has been turned into drama for the stage.

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