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Moshannon Valley
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Moshannon Valley

Season 24 Episode 2 | 1 hr 16 min

Moshannon Valley’s long history unfolds as community members share stories of coal mining and the Ally Popper. Community pride is on full display in tales about the Houtzdale Revitalization Association and ministerium. Continue »

Published December 10, 2020

 

Women's Suffrage

This clip from HumIn Focus explores the history of Women's Suffrage in America. Continue »

Published December 4, 2020

 

pumpkin roll

Tamra Fatemi whips up some Thanksgiving desserts including American Pumpkin Roll and Cake Roulette. Continue »

Published December 3, 2020

 

Eric Barron on the set of Digging Deeper

Penn State President Eric Barron and guests talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the classroom and the rise of the online classroom. Continue »

Published November 22, 2020

 

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Children’s Grief

Season 10 Episode 3 | 57 min

How do children grieve? Is it different from the way adults grieve? And how does grieving change as children grow? Our panel answers these questions and more. Continue »

Published November 20, 2020

 

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Conversations Live

The 2020 Election

Season 10 Episode 2 | 57 min

WPSU's Anne Danahy talks with the Director of the Franklin and Marshall College Poll, Terry Madonna, and Penn State Political Scientist Candis Watts Smith about the 2020 election. How will the use of mail-in voting and drop boxes affect the election? How are opinions being influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic? And, what issues are important to Pennsylvania voters?  Continue »

Published October 25, 2020

 

Eric Barron on the set of Digging Deeper

Penn State President Eric Barron and guests talk about how the Black Lives Matter movement is manifesting on college campuses and what work needs to be done in higher education to address systemic racism. Continue »

Published October 18, 2020

 

Eric Barron on the set of Digging Deeper

Penn State President Eric Barron talks to Danielle Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Dickinson Law, and Michael Berkman, Director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, about the upcoming election. Continue »

Published September 29, 2020

 

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COVID-19

Season 10 Episode 1 | 57 min

We answer your questions on the COVID-19 pandemic. We cover topics suchas as how much longer the pandemic willlast, when we will get a vaccine, how havepeople of color been disproportionately impacted, and more. Continue »

Published September 25, 2020

 

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Penn State humanities scholars explore the ongoing quest to achieve the promise of American democracy despite the many past, present and future obstacles to equality and social justice. Continue »

Published September 10, 2020