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Penn State University leadership recommends closing 7 branch campuses
12 campuses had been previously been considered for closure, but five of those are no longer on the chopping block.
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Penn State makes its case for campus closures, including Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania State University published its preliminary report Tuesday on its controversial closure plans for seven of its ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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.
Penn State administration is proposing to close seven Commonwealth campuses
The board of trustees has not yet voted on the plan. The seven campuses currently proposed for closure are Dubois, Fayette, ...
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Take a closer look at each Penn State commonwealth campus proposed for closure
The university released a 143-page report that listed the reasons for the proposed closures at DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
‘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, ...