Teaching with technology: Virtual reality, 3D scanning in humanities classrooms | Penn State University Mariah Kupfner, an assistant professor of American studies and public heritage at Penn State Harrisburg and 2024-2026 Teaching and Learning with Technology Faculty Fellow, is working to bring virtual ...

Dr. Mariah Kupfner was featured in Penn State News this week for her innovative use of virtual reality and 3D scanning to train students in designing museum exhibitions!

For more information about how to join Dr. Kupfner in our undergraduate or graduate museum studies certificate programs, visit our website at: harrisburg.psu.edu/humanities/a...

Wheat weaving from the Yvonne Milspaw Collection.

Wheat weaving from the Yvonne Milspaw Collection.

Wheat weaving from the Yvonne Milspaw Collection.

Wheat weaving from the Yvonne Milspaw Collection.

With the arrival of harvest season, we thought it was the right time to look at examples of wheat weaving from our collections. Though these samples originate elsewhere, the practice has been active in Pennsylvania. Interest re-emerged in the mid-20th century, when some of these were created.

The Folklore of Democracy Contributions by Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Richard Bauman, Norma Cantú, Miguel Díaz-Barriga, Margaret Dorsey, Ehsan Estiri, Gary Alan Fine, Lisa Gilman, Jay Mechling, Whitney Phillips, Afsane Rezaei, Li...

University Press of Mississippi has announced a Holiday Sale that includes pre-orders, so from Nov 12-19, you should be able to pre-order your copy of The Folklore of Democracy (July 2026) for only $20.26!

Philadelphia-area workshops are starting soon through The National Network for Folk Arts in Education! Visit locallearningnetwork.org/facts for more information.

Dr. David Puglia (PhD American Studies, 2015) shares his insights as a teacher and administrator at a community college in the Francis Lee Utley invited plenary panel on Folklore in Higher Education given by the Fellows of the American Folklore Society.

I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’ve been elected a fellow of the American Folklore Society! It’s such a great honor to be part of this group, which includes so many of the scholars who have mentored and inspired me over the years.

Opening night at the American Folklore Society Annual Meeting and Penn State Harrisburg is already well represented! Faculty Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Jeffrey Tolbert, and Simon J. Bronner were joined by alumni Amy Milligan, Mary Sellers, and Susan Asbury, and PhD candidate Steven Lee.

Love Fairy Tales? I’m teaching a new course this spring on folktales and legends in American literature. It’s open to Penn State undergraduate and graduate students. Sign up today! #academicsky #folklore #fairytales

Legends & Lore® Marker Grant Program | William G. Pomeroy Foundation Does your community have a great piece of folklore that should be shared? Legends & Lore is designed to promote cultural tourism and commemorate legends and folklore as part of cultural heritage.

Last chance for Legends & Lore applications for 2025! The deadline for William G. Pomeroy Foundation's grant for Legends and Lore markers is October 13, 2025. The grant allows applications for a roadside marker for local folklore and legends in your town!
From wgpfoundation.org

Does eating pumpkin seeds help prevent bedwetting? Folklorist MacBarrick recorded this belief in Central Pennsylvania in 1976. You can find more of the beliefs he recorded in our newly-restored Pennsylvania Folk Belief Collection Database! sites.psu.edu/folklib

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Check out our spring newsletter, available now!

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