Our colleague and friend B.J. Reyes made the most of a challenging life.

In Mike Kiel's wonderful memoir, as in his life, humor is a constant and self-pity is nowhere to be found.

Life and work have long been a team effort for Eric and Molly Barron

Elk Creek Café survived the past 18 months by finding new ways to serve its loyal customers.

V.P. Franklin’s scholarship and activism are indelibly linked to his time at Penn State.

Better (very) late than never, the Penn Stater has finally found its way online.

The first meeting of Chris Beem’s spring seminar took place on Jan. 19, the day before the presidential inauguration. It seemed as good a time as any to kick off a class discussing the health and stability of global democracy.

Living in a college town, you tend to mark time by seasonal changes in the local population. Summer starts when the students leave in early May, and ends around the third week of August, when the students come back.

Patti McNally helped create a space for children defined by warmth, imagination, and joy. I'm lucky my kids were able to be a part of it.

A Penn State senior shares her hopes for how an important magazine issue will be received.

A time to count blessings—and to do more, if you can.

Thoughts on our strange new reality, and where a magazine fits in.