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Dolores Huerta smiling at an event

Dolores Huerta

Legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta, cofounder with César Chávez of the United Farm Workers, spoke at Penn State in September 2019 during National Hispanic Heritage Month, and inaugurated the University's annual Dolores Huerta Day of Service.

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Malpaso Dance Company trio

Malpaso Dance Company will perform at Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. The Cuban dance ensemble, an associate company of Joyce Theater Productions, will perform works by choreographers Daile Carrazanna, Mats Ek, Aszure Barton and Robyn Mineko Williams. Read more here.

A collage of famous world landmarks

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Penn State Altoona's history program is offering free presentations to area high schools through the Highways to History program as a means of community engagement and classroom discussions.

A collage of famous world landmarks

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Penn State Altoona's history program is offering free presentations to area high schools through the Highways to History program as a means of community engagement and classroom discussions.

Spotlight on Teaching and Research

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Penn State Altoona’s Spotlight on Teaching and Research (STAR) lecture series continues this semester with a presentation by Dr. Danielle DelPriore and student Pamela Lantz. The pair will present on their research, “Minority sexual orientation disclosures and parents’ reproductive concerns,” at 12:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, in the Fireside Lounge of the Slep Student Center.

Penn State Altoona faculty and staff pose for a photo at the national AREAM conference

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Fourteen students from Penn State Altoona’s American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) chapter attended the organization’s annual conference in Denver, Colorado, held Aug. 28-31.