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Resources for those Affected by Recent Events at Penn State by Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

The following is a sampling of works created by Penn State students or former students about recent events.

• The Other Ethical Problem with the Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal (Graduate student Cori Wong provides her views on the situation)

• The Cult of Penn State — by Shawn Hubler, Los Angeles Times Op-Ed,  November 13, 2011
   
  
• Penn State, my final loss of faith — by Thomas L. Day, The Washington Post, On Faith, November 11, 2011
   
• We Still Are — a site by Penn State student and alumni contributors about PSU's contributions
   
• Sports columnist Harvey Araton writes about the impact of the scandal on his son, who is a PSU student

• President Erickson's promises to the community
   
• Response from Susan Welch, Dean of the College of the Liberal Arts
   
• Open Letter by Associate Dean Chris Long
   
• Dialogue on PSU Crisis by Associate Dean Chris Long
   
• Podcast with Professors Sam Richards and Laurie Mulvey
   
• A Message to Schreyer Students by Dean Christian Brady 
   
• Penn State Faculty Senate Resolution
   
• At Penn State, A Bitter Reckoning - op/ed column in the NYT by PSU professor Michael Bérubé
   
• PSU faculty Russell Frank, Susan Squier, Michael Berube, Dean Snow appear on Rock Center with Brian Williams
   
• Penn State faculty offer teachable moments from difficult events
   
• Penn State associate professor of communications, Russell Frank uses the Sandusky Scandal in the classroom
  
   
  

• Deliberation in the Midst of Crisis by Center for Democratic Deliberation
   
  
• Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom by Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
   
  
• Dialog on PSU Crisis by Dean Christopher Long
   
  
• Resources for those Affected by Recent Events at Penn State by Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
   
• Career Services Addresses Student Internship Concerns
   
• Parents Program recent events resources
   
• Page 268: Deliberating Penn State after the Freeh Report - teaching resources that include guidelines for productive classroom deliberation and discussion topics with supporting materials.
  
  

Primary source material from the University Archives:

• News articles
• Website links
  

The Penn State University Archives is a collecting unit within the Eberly Family Special Collections Library, which is located on the first floor of the Paterno library building on the University Park campus.

The University Archives is dedicated to documenting the history of Penn State.

We compile biographical vertical files on an ongoing basis -- these contain information and news clippings on Penn State employees such as Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, Graham Spanier, Mike McQueary, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz and Rodney Erickson.

We also house the official Intercollegiate Athletics Football Records for Penn State, thousands of photographs and videos pertaining to Penn State football, and publications such as football yearbooks and media guides.

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