In the fall of 1995, Bruce Parkhill stunned the college basketball world by resigning as Penn State’s head coach. Four years later, the Penn Stater caught up with the charismatic coach in the November/December 1999 issue to hear more about why he made that decision—and whether it was the right one.

Laura Gillham’s students are learning snowboarding moves and how to teach them to others.

The College of Art & Architecture’s Fashion Archive, a treasure trove of garments dating back to 1850, serves as a learning space for the study of clothing history and design.

Semiconductors are the tiny, essential heart of nearly every device we use on a daily basis—and almost none are made in the United States. Drawing on the university’s history of cross-disciplinary collaboration and traditional strength in materials science, Penn State is leading a multibillion-dollar effort to reestablish the U.S. as a leader in manufacturing the computer chips that power modern life.