Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Equity Pedagogy Network increased its reach to four campuses, nine collaborating centers and units and also hosts 130 faculty with about 100 members involved in one of their working groups. Casually referred to as "the Network," the group aims to improve societal outcomes for all students and faculty via improved teaching and learning on equity, bias and diversity.
Stephen Taub, a 1973 Penn State alumnus, has been named Penn State's 2019 Philanthropist of the Year. Among his generous gifts to the University, Taub committed $17.3 million to support student scholarships and global engagement programs at Penn State Abington, the largest gift in campus history.
