News and Highlights

Penn State Altoona's annual African American Read-In will take place Feb. 10–11.

The annual African American Read-In at Penn State Altoona will take place Feb. 10–11, 2019. This year’s theme is Afrofuturism.

Penn State Altoona will present a cultural diversity panel titled "Learning How the Deaf 'See the World Through Deaf Eyes' and Their Successes," Wednesday, November 7, 2018, from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Devorris Downtown Center, 1431 12th Ave., Altoona, PA 16601.

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, associate professor of English, established the non-profit organization Young Scholars of Liberia to engage youth, particularly young girls, in Liberia in literacy, literature and writing as a means of inspiring excellence.

Hamid has written four novels including "Moth Smoke," "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia," and "Exit West," Penn State Altoona’s Common Read book for 2018-19 academic year.