When is Election Day? Election Day is Nov. 5 this year. Polls in Pennsylvania will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and mail-in ballots can be sent in earlier.   Who is on the ballot? This...

A mechanical issue caused air conditioning and hot water failures in Lannon Hall during the first two weeks of the fall semester, leaving many residents without functioning air conditioning and inconsistent...

In 2015, Tori Urban was working as a substance use coordinator for Resources for Human Development (RHD) when she was tasked with creating an action learning project that would benefit those she worked...

Sofia Fuentes ’26 found a large community of Puerto Rican students on campus like herself, but realized there was no campus association dedicated to their heritage. As a result, she took initiative herself...

Johannesburg, South Africa – On a clear winter’s day in late May, 19-year-old Raquel French did something that felt momentous to her: She cast a ballot in South Africa’s general elections. “I...

Johannesburg, South Africa  –  A series of yellow mountains looms over the township of Riverlea, about six miles west of Johannesburg. The mountains, known as tailings, are the result of waste materials...

Durban, South Africa – Phumzile Nkosi often breaks into song when she takes visitors on a tour of the Phansi Museum. Or she will demonstrate Zulu ceremonial dances related to some of the artifacts and...

Sophiatown, South Africa – Behind a white cement wall splashed with a colorful mural, a brick house on Toby Street in the Johannesburg suburb of Sophiatown tells the story of resilience.  The house,...

South Africa  – When Reverend Nokuthula Dhladhla was a teenager, she lived in fear of what would happen if her church discovered she was a lesbian. She sat through sermons preaching about the sinfulness...

Durban, South Africa – When Selvan Naidoo takes visitors on a tour of the 1860 Heritage Centre in Durban, which he directs, he recounts a story about searching archives for information about his ancestors.  In...

Durban, South Africa – Chacko Shabalala’s story is one that keeps staff at the Denis Hurley Centre focused on their mission to help men living on the streets in Durban. Growing up in a relative’s...

Johannesburg, South Africa – Miles Kubheka, a food entrepreneur and systems-change enthusiast, has a history of finding inspiration and solutions hidden in plain sight.  “I think I knew I wanted...