Encompassing colleges and campuses across the entire university system, the scope of Penn State’s world-class research enterprise holds the potential to boost economies, cure diseases, and alter countless aspects of everyday life for the better.
CRIM 225N students will spend four weeks in Italy studying the mafia as it's depicted in such classic films as The Godfather and Goodfellas and understanding its socio-economic impact on real life.
In their new book, Penn State sociologists John Iceland and Eric Silver lay out the competing moral worldviews they see at the root of our polarization, and suggest ways to bridge the gap.