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Penn State Harrisburg researchers receive grants to study PA populations

Bing Ran, associate professor of public administration, and Philip Sirinides, director of the college’s Institute of State and Regional Affairs and associate professor of education, recently received grants from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania to study Pennsylvania populations. Both studies will provide insight into the implications of the changing population in Pennsylvania.
Shauntey James

Criminal justice professor's new book looks at gender and crime

Shauntey James, assistant teaching professor of criminal justice in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, has published a new book, “The History, Evolution, and Current State of Female Offenders: Recommendations for Advancing the Field,” with co-author Alana Van Gundy. 
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Penn State Harrisburg to host Constitution Day event

Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities and School of Public Affairs will host a Constitution Day webinar beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17 with lectures from academics including Jay Dow, professor of political science and Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy Faculty Fellow of the University of Missouri.