Brandywine Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells visited with Robert Ginsberg, professor emeritus of philosophy and comparative literature, as Ginsberg prepared to donate his academic and historical documents to the campus.
Robert Ginsberg, professor emeritus of philosophy and comparative literature, and Brandywine Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells reviewed documents that Ginsberg was donating to the campus.
Robert Ginsberg, the first faculty member hired at Penn State Brandywine, has donated his academic papers and other documents related to the campus’ early years to be housed at Brandywine in partnership with University Libraries. Ginsberg was hired in 1967 as Penn State prepared to open a new campus in Delaware County. He was the first of 11 original faculty members who taught 236 students during the campus’ inaugural year.
Brandywine Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Angela Putman and the 12 students in her public speaking class held at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility were joined by several guests for the closing ceremony.
Warden Laura K. Williams and Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells discussed the partnership between the George W. Hill Correctional Facility and Penn State Brandywine.