cover of January/February 2026 issue of Penn Stater magazine
January / February 2026

Smeal Dean Q&A • Anthropologist Jason de León

Features

Creating Connection

From emerging technologies to collaborations across campus, Smeal College of Business Dean Corey Phelps is committed to enhancing student experiences.
Jeff Rice '03 Com

Truth and Soul

From Ph.D. to MacArthur Fellow to National Book Award winner, anthropologist Jason De León has thrived in academia by following his inspiration and focusing on his subjects’ humanity.
Natalie Weiner

Engineering the Future

The addition of two new, state-of-the-art facilities has remade University Park’s West Campus, creating a new hub for College of Engineering students and a thriving home for education, collaboration, and research. Both the Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building (ECoRE, pictured here) and the Engineering Design and Innovation (EDI) Building were designed and built—with dozens of Penn State Engineering alumni in prominent roles throughout—to maximize opportunities for high-tech, hands-on learning for Penn State’s largest academic unit.
Ryan Jones '95 Com

Campus Life

Sports

Alumni

Faculty Expertise

Flexible Learning

Smeal’s hybrid MBA and DBA programs use technology to provide a classroom-like environment for students logging in from anywhere.
Jeff Rice '03 Com

From the Archives

From the Editor

My Thoughts Exactly

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