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Professor to give talk on 'Downton Abbey'

In five seasons, Downton Abbey, PBS’s acclaimed historical drama, has taken us from the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 to Christmas of 1924. As we prepare for a sixth and possibly final season, it’s time to review past events and to reflect on where we are now.

Philadelphia area campuses on heightened alert

Penn State, along with other universities that have a presence in the Philadelphia region, has learned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that there have been vague threats on social media of violence at "a Philadelphia area University." The FBI indicated that similarly vague threats have been made on social media across the country in the last several days.