Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Bradford Vivian recently completed his latest book, "Campus Misinformation: The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education," a critical examination of the alleged free speech crisis at America’s universities.

Penn State alumni Tyler Tracey and Ben Johnson launched elevated barber wear startup SLCKR in January 2021. They were able to grow their business through the Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program. Two years later, SLCKR ended 2022 with more than $140,000 in sales. 

Michael O’Neill, an adjunct faculty member with the School of Labor and Employment Relations, has been selected as the 2022 winner of the Kelley-Willits Award for Excellence in Online Teaching.

The "Democracy Works" podcast opens its spring 2023 season with a discussion on how to create a "balanced media diet." The conversation features Matt Jordan and Leah Dajches, hosts of the "News Over Noise" podcast. Jordan is professor of media studies and Dajches is a postdoctoral researcher, both in the Bellisario College of Communications.

A $2.6 million grant awarded to Jessica Y. Ho, associate professor of sociology and demography and Social Science Research Institute cofunded faculty member, will explore how migration contributes to geographic inequalities in life expectancy.

After years studying the ancient civilization of the indigenous Aymara people at the Chiripa archaeological site in Bolivia, Penn State Associate Professor of Anthropology José Capriles and his longtime research collaborator adopted a very modern medium — that of the graphic novel — to help them tell its story.

Penn State College of the Liberal Arts students seeking to gain a thorough understanding of post-graduation possibilities, hone their professional skills and network with employers should participate in Liberal Arts Career Week events held Jan. 23 to 27 and hosted by the Liberal Arts Career Enrichment Network.

For her year of service, Josie Krieger, the inaugural Rhea S. Schwartz Fellow in the College of the Liberal Arts, is working at the Utah Refugee Services Office in Salt Lake City.