tag | pennsylvania state system of higher education

August 13, 2020 | 7:16 PM

Classes At Pa.’s state-owned universities will be mostly held online in fall, system approves building sales in cost-cutting move

“We still have a responsibility to provide a quality and affordable education for those students who are sticking with us.”

By Sam Dunklau
 AP Photo/Matt Rourke
August 3, 2020 | 6:58 AM

Back to school?

Pa.'s higher ed leaders weigh best approaches to fall reopening
By Russ Walker
 Min Xian
June 12, 2020 | 11:38 AM

Projected first-year college enrollment down in Pennsylvania

According to numbers released Thursday by the state’s higher education system, 17,277 students paid deposits this week compared to 17,583 during this period last year. That’s a decline of nearly 2%.

By The Associated Press

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 Commonwealth Media Services
April 15, 2020 | 6:30 AM

Pa.’s state universities facing immediate hit of up to $100 million as lawmaker floats closures as worst-case scenario

The losses are the result of a system-wide shutdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak and primarily account for refunded room and board payments.
By Gillian McGoldrick of LNP | LancasterOnline
 AP Photo / Matt Rourke
March 3, 2020 | 5:32 PM

State university system leader says cost of higher ed is driving enrollment decline

Decline is largest among students from families with less than $110,000 in annual income
By Ed Mahon
 Courtesy Gov. Wolf's office
February 8, 2020 | 10:51 AM

Pennsylvania’s big higher education problem gets a spotlight

By The Associated Press
 Governor Tom Wolf
February 5, 2020 | 2:25 PM

Two faces of Gov. Wolf’s budget speech

Humanizing gun violence and the cost of higher education
By Ed Mahon
 Alex Brandon
February 4, 2020 | 11:40 AM

Woah, Nellie Bly — new scholarship program for Pa. college students would come out of horse-racing funds

By Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads and Ed Mahon
 Carolyn Kaster
November 17, 2019 | 11:40 AM

State System Faculty Approve New Agreement

By The Associated Press
 Michael Rubinkam
October 18, 2019 | 9:05 AM

State university leaders seek $100M to redesign system

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the money will help the system develop the infrastructure for more shared services among its schools in order to reap both savings and new revenue.

By The Associated Press
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