Penn St liberal arts college gets $10 million gift

    Here’s some good news given the current state of education funding:

    A Penn State graduate and his wife are donating $10 million for two endowments at the university’s liberal arts college, the AP reports.

    Doug and Julie Rock, of The Woodlands, Texas, have offered two gifts of $5 million each.

    The school says the money will support innovative teaching, research, and service by the faculty and students.

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    Doug Rock is a 1968 psychology graduate of Penn State who has worked in the oil and natural gas industry.

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