Christopher Zorn is the liberal arts research professor of political science, professor of sociology and crime, law and justice (by courtesy) and affiliate professor of law at Pennsylvania State University. He focuses his research on judicial politics and on statistics for the social and behavioral sciences and is currently the principal investigator for two projects […]

The Department of Music hosts nearly 60 events a year, including a robust schedule of ensemble concerts, student recitals, faculty recitals, guest artist series and more. These free public performances reflect our mission to educate students for productive, creative and reflective lives while providing access to exceptional musical opportunities for the surrounding community. Join us […]

The Ensemble du Bout du Monde (EBM) is an award winning collective made up of four classically trained saxophonists from Israel, Italy, and the United States, living in Belgium, France, and Italy. As a contemporary ensemble, they are constantly searching to place art in unexpected and truly unique situations. Through the saxophone quartet, their tool to […]

Grammy Award–winning drummer and composer Dion Parson has been leading the 21st Century Band for more than two decades. The outfit’s innovative sound bonds Virgin Islands traditions, such as Quelbe, and Caribbean expressions — reggae, calypso, soca, mento, ska, zouk, steel pan, chutney, and funk — with New Orleans and African influences. Whether you’re new […]

Enjoy a performance of Paragon Ragtime Orchestra’s Meet Me At The Fair: Sights & Sounds From the Great World’s Fairs. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is the world’s only year-round professional ensemble dedicated to recreating “America’s Original Music” — the syncopated sounds of early musical theater, silent cinema and vintage dance. The orchestra was founded after Rick […]

Student teams conceptualize, write, rehearse and perform exciting new short works in the span of a single day.

Khalisa Rae is an award-winning multi-hyphenate poet, educator and journalist. She is best known for her community activism and nonprofit management as the co-founder of Poet.she, the Invisibility Project and Athenian Press-QPOC writer’s collective, resource center, and bookstore in Wilmington, North Carolina. Her first chapbook, Real Girls Have Real Problems, was published in 2012 by Jacar […]

The Department of Music hosts nearly 60 events a year, including a robust schedule of ensemble concerts, student recitals, faculty recitals, guest artist series and more. These free public performances reflect our mission to educate students for productive, creative and reflective lives while providing access to exceptional musical opportunities for the surrounding community. Join us in person […]