For centuries, indigenous peoples and cultures of the world have been depicted and represented by people from the outside.
Recently, however, there has been an effort to provide new communication technology and training to indigenous peoples so they can represent themselves with their own words and images.
Since 1998, The Chiapas Media Project (CMP) has been accomplishing this in Southern Mexico.
Debra Puglisi Sharp was the kind of woman who got misty at Coke jingles and Hallmark cards. Trusting and idealistic, she was, in her own words, sentimental to a fault. Until the day it all changed in a brutal instant.
A "Boobies Ball" to fund cancer awareness and research is coming to Penn State Harrisburg Friday, March 23.
Sponsored by the student Lion Ambassador organization on campus, the 9 p.m. to midnight dance in the Capital Union Building, all proceeds will be donated to the Middletown-based "Feel Your Boobies" Foundation.
The cost is $7 for adults or $5 for students with a valid college ID. Music will be provided by a local DJ.
In observance of Women’s History Month, the public "Women in Society" series of events returns to Penn State Harrisburg March 20 through March 22.
Hosted and organized by the college Liaison Committee to the University Commission for Women, the series offers a variety of events ranging from a book signing, free health screenings, personal safety awareness, and a panel discussion featuring alumni. All events are free and open to the public.
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Penn State Harrisburg, with the largest selection of master’s and doctoral programs in the region, is hosting a Graduate School Information Night at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12 in the campus library.
The 9th Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education comes to Penn State Harrisburg Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31.
Ninth graders from area high schools will receive an in-depth look at careers related to math and science when Penn State Harrisburg hosts the first Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Career Launch (STEM) on Thursday, March 15.
The program is designed to provide the students with an understanding of the course work and requirements and to encourage higher education study in mathematics and science related areas.
Called a "national treasure" by author and oral historian Studs Terkel, Anndrena Belcher brings her acclaimed storytelling performance to Penn State Harrisburg Monday, March 26.
Belcher’s two presentations are free and open to the public at 11 a.m. in the Olmsted Auditorium and at 6:15 p.m. in the Morrison Gallery of the campus library.