Matt DiSanto

Penn State alumni Helen and Edward Hintz are donating $100,000 to Penn State’s Student Care & Advocacy Emergency Fund to benefit students in need amid the coronavirus pandemic, the university announced Thursday.

Penn State will announce its plans for the fall semester by June 15, if not earlier, the university announced Wednesday.

Penn State President Eric Barron said on Thursday the university plans to freeze tuition rates for all students for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. The measures aim to alleviate the economic burden placed upon students and their families amid the coronavirus pandemic.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the United States, Penn State is canceling, rescheduling, or virtually hosting all “nonessential events and meetings” through at least June 19, the university announced. The updated policy aligns with the university’s decision to cancel in-person summer camp programs through June 19 as well as Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s…

Penn State students with Housing and Food Services contracts will receive prorated housing and meal plan refunds in the next few weeks, the university announced Wednesday morning.

With remote instruction now in place and the need to avoid large gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Penn State administrators took time during a virtual town hall Tuesday afternoon to briefly address the university’s decision-making surrounding spring commencement.

Penn State is temporarily delaying plans to allow on-campus residents to return to their residence halls to move out belongings following Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s order to close non-life-sustaining businesses, the university announced Friday.