Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, was the opening speaker at the Canadian History and Environmental Summer School (CHESS), held in May at Western University in London, Ontario.
Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, has a chapter on the creation and revision of his poem, "Tributary," in the just-released collection, “The Art of Revising Poetry: 21 U.S. Poets on Their Drafts, Craft, and Process.”