July 22, 2022 | 4:21 PM
Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities to share $200 million in new state funding
Most schools under the PASSHE umbrella will be getting a several million dollar funding boost this year.
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April 29, 2022 | 3:27 PM
Is more funding for low and middle income college students the answer to Pa.’s labor shortage?
April 21, 2022 | 5:17 AM
2 Pennsylvania universities with 6 sets of sports teams: NCAA gives OK to merger
The decision pertains to sports in Division II at Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, Mansfield, California, Clarion and Edinboro universities.
April 14, 2022 | 4:44 PM
No tuition increase for Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities
Students at Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities won’t see tuition increase next year.
October 11, 2021 | 4:21 PM
Pennsylvania state-owned university enrollment drops
The State System of Higher Education figures indicate loss of another 5,000-plus students this fall.
Updated: July 22, 2021 | 11:59 am
PASSHE chancellor floats $75 million plan for one-time money at state Senate panel
Chancellor Dan Greenstein wants a substantial portion of that money to pay for efforts to combine six of the system’s universities into two by next fall.
July 15, 2021 | 6:00 AM
Pennsylvania state university system merges six schools into two
Bloomsburg, Mansfield and Lock Haven universities in northern Pennsylvania will form one institution; California, Clarion and Edinboro universities in western Pennsylvania the other.
July 14, 2021 | 10:08 AM
PASSHE vote to merge six state universities into two nears despite pushback
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is expected to vote on its plan to merge six state-owned universities into two institutions as soon as Wednesday, despite questions that critics of the plan say remain unanswered.
May 26, 2021 | 5:12 PM
Students or horses? Education advocates want to repurpose Pa.’s generous horse-racing subsidy
In 2019, PASSHE students received $5,739 in state subsidies, while the per-horse rate works out to $15,271.
May 5, 2021 | 5:19 AM
Pa. lawmakers debate plan to consolidate state universities
The moves would not affect the other three state system schools in the midstate — Kutztown, Millersville, and Shippensburg.
