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Penn State to continue remote learning, online courses into summer

Given the continuing challenge and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic and to protect the health of students, faculty and staff, Penn State has made the decision to extend virtual delivery of courses into the summer. Further, the University will adjust tuition for the summer sessions in light of the ongoing pandemic and the persistent fiscal strain it is causing across Pennsylvania and the country.

Penn State Lehigh Valley promotes acceptance with Pride Month 2020

Due to the cancellation of in-person activities for the remainder of the spring semester, Penn State Lehigh Valley’s Student Affairs team will be celebrating this year’s Pride Month with students through online workshops, a weekly newsletter and informative posts to the Penn State Lehigh Valley Student Affairs’ Instagram account.
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Penn State to recognize class of 2020 with virtual commencement ceremony

In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream on May 9. The virtual ceremony will recognize all Penn State undergraduate students and all graduate students in the Penn State Graduate School.
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Followers may tune out when municipalities tweet too much

Municipalities don’t need to unleash a tweet storm to keep their citizens informed on the social network. In fact, according to Penn State researchers, municipalities that focus their tweets tend to have higher engagement with the citizens who follow their accounts.