UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 1 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State Professor of English Erin Murphy, an award-winning poet and prose writer, educator and community arts practitioner committed to collaboration, has been named the 2026-27 Penn State Laureate.
The Penn State Laureate is a full-year position awarded to a full-time faculty member in the humanities or arts, designed to bring greater visibility to the arts, humanities, and broader university mission. Each laureate brings a unique scholarly or artistic perspective to a wide variety of audiences across Pennsylvania.
Murphy joined the faculty in 2005. Her teaching focuses on poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, as well as ...