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Penn State blames looming campus closures on ‘declining’ Pennsylvania
A statistic-filled report says the closures are directly linked to Pa.’s projected precipitous population plunge.
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Penn State Proposes 7 Campus Closures
The campuses proposed for closure are Dubois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York. Altogether, those campuses enroll just under 3,200 students. Penn State York, which ...
Centre Daily Times on MSN4h
Here are some of the central issues that define Penn State’s campus closure debate
Finances, enrollment, governance and community perspectives are shaping the future of Pennsylvania’s higher education ...
The Times-Tribune16m
Report outlines reasons for keeping Penn State Scranton open
Citing its importance to the region and the diverse population it serves, Penn State officials are recommending keeping Penn ...
The Citizens' Voice18h
Penn State Wilkes-Barre students react to impending closure
According to Spotlight PA, which obtained internal records regarding the campus closures, the reason Wilkes-Barre is ...
Penn State trustees’ private talks on campus closures are ‘exact type’ of discussions that should happen in public, expert says
Transparency advocates are questioning the Penn State Board of Trustees’ use of closed-door meetings for discussion of ...
‘By making hard decisions now, we are choosing to lead through change’: Penn State president
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi has proposed closing the DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, ...
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Penn State doing well financially even as it considers closing campuses
To even the gap, Bendapudi asked the lawmakers to add $30 million to Penn State’s annual appropriation of $242.1 million, ...
Despite report naming 3 local Penn State branches proposed to close, leaders continue to fight
According to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer, the administration at Penn State University proposed closing seven of ...