
INNOVATION FEATURE
Teaching Tomorrow's Innovators
Growing Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor is now offered at all Penn State campuses. Not every student graduates looking for a job. The entrepreneurial spirit can strike early, and Penn State is answering the call for programs and resources to support young people with big ideas. Teaching entrepreneurship in the classroom isn’t exactly a new concept […]
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Where STEM Gets Real: Why the Rivet Is the Answer to Education’s Hard Questions
When Penn State announced the closure of seven campuses, it sent shockwaves across Pennsylvania. Some saw it as abandonment. Others as hard-nosed financial pragmatism. But behind all the headlines was a much deeper question—one every community dependent on higher education must now confront:
What business are we really in?

Tea Leaves on Education? Palantir’s Fellowship Hints at Higher Ed’s Shifting Value
Palantir Technologies—a data analytics giant co-founded by tech investor Peter Thiel—has launched a provocative new initiative: the Meritocracy Fellowship, directly challenging the traditional college-to-career pipeline.

Teammates for Life—and the Power of Showing Up
Charlene Morett-Curtiss—Penn State legend, two-time Olympian, and lifelong mentor—joined us for our first Connecting the Dots Community Conversation.

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