Digging Deeper: Penn State Athletics
On the premiere episode of “Higher Education in Focus,” Penn State President Eric Barron and WPSU’s Patty Satalia talk to Sandy Barbour, Penn State’s new athletic director, about her plans for overseeing the university’s 31 varsity sports, news of the lifting of some NCAA sanctions, and her thoughts on potential changes to NCAA regulations.
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Penn State President Eric Barron and guests talk about how the Black Lives Matter movement is manifesting on college campuses and what work needs to be done in higher education to address systemic racism.

WPSU’s Patty Satalia talks one-on-one with Penn State President Eric Barron about converting Penn State research and innovation into an economic engine for the state.

Penn State President Eric Barron talks with Stephanie Lanza, director of The Edna Benett Pierce Prevention Research Center and Glenn Sterner, assistant professor of criminal justice, about the opioid crisis and what Penn State is doing to help.









