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Keeping with Precedent, CALS’s “Unprecedented” Webinar Series Enters Its Third Year

From the Page to the Wilderness: Penn State Students Adventure with “Unparalleled” Program

by Julia Mertes, CALS 2022-2023 Undergraduate Intern — Penn State's Adventure Literature courses offer students interactive and hands-on learning experiences that integrate literature and the environment.

The Climate of Literary Studies: An English Professor Reimagines the Discipline’s Reach

by Jess Rafalko, 2022-2023 CALS Graduate RA — Hester Blum's work in the polar humanities models new ways of approaching literary and cultural studies.

Penn State Community Not-So-Silently Sprung to Attend Marathon Read Event Focused on Sustainability

by Julia Mertes, 2022-2023 CALS Undergraduate Intern — Penn State's Marathon Read returned to Pattee Mall for its 10th anniversary, reminding attendees of the need for sustainable practices in the local community and beyond.

Building Better Books and New Communities: Ten Years of the First Book Institute

By Joe Glinbizzi, the CALS Graduate Research Assistant—A story reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the First Book Institute and its impact on the shape of American literary studies.