Point Park University in Pittsburgh highlighted its "misgendering, pronoun misuse and deadnaming" policy to its newly enrolled students, which warns that “action could be taken” against individuals who do not acknowledge or respect their classmates' preferred pronouns.
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate continues to surge as the state battles an ongoing economic crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a negative financial picture in comparison to states that have recently implemented a right-to-work law.
Following suspensions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Society has awarded Dr. Ala Stanford, CEO and founder of Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, with a 2021 Society Gold Medal as recognition for her committed and effective response to the crisis in the southeast part of the state.