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Nittany Lion at Old Main

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters

As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize seven Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. Thank you Pam Knowlton, Laura Adams, Lynnicia Massenburg, Cecil Shelton, Wendy Hanna-Rose, Annie Liu and Michelle Henrish!
White observers surround black protesters on Old Main in 1968

Old Main Protest 1968

Black students from the Frederick E. Douglass Association, which became the Black Student Union, protesting on the Old Main Lawn in 1968. The association presented a list of 13 demands, including the enrollment of more Black students, to University President Eric A. Walter.