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PA State Universities Chancellor to Resign in October July 24, 2024
PASSHE Chancellor Dan Greenstein oversaw the consolidation of six Pennsylvania state universities facing stagnant funding and enrollment....
State University Board of Governors Freeze Tuition July 18, 2024
Tuition for Pennsylvania residents will stay the same for next academic year at the state's 10 public universities....
Republican Lawmakers Shun Shapiro's Higher Ed Plan April 11, 2024
Top Republican lawmakers on Wednesday said Gov. Josh Shapiro's proposed consolidation of state-owned universities and community colleges isn't going anywhere in the Legislature, and they pitched their own proposals...
Shapiro's Ed Proposals Stir Praise and Frustration March 06, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposals for big changes and investments in education generated more praise and frustration Tuesday as his education secretary went through a second full day of questioning by lawmakers....
Governors Push Higher Ed Consolidation In PA, OK March 04, 2024
Pennsylvania and Oklahoma are the latest states where governors are considering sweeping changes to public higher education systems....
Gov. Shapiro Releases Specifics of Higher Ed Plan February 28, 2024
A combined system of 15 community colleges and 10 state universities would treat both tiers as equals, and they would equitably split a 15% funding increase in his proposed state budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday....
Lawmakers Frustrated By Shapiro's Vague College Proposal February 22, 2024
State lawmakers on Wednesday fished for details on how Gov. Josh Shapiro plans to unify community colleges and Pennsylvania State......
What More Do Lawmakers Know On Gov’s Higher-Ed Plan? February 22, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro's restructuring of Pennsylvania's public higher education institutions became the focus of the State System of Higher Education's budget hearings on Wednesday....
Lawmakers Explore Proposals To Lower College Tuition February 22, 2024
Budget hearings focused on PASSHE schools....
Shapiro Proposes Overhaul of State University System January 26, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro, declaring that the system is broken, plans to place most schools under the same system and lower tuition for low- and middle-income students....
Gov. Shapiro Proposes Sweeping Higher Ed. Reforms January 26, 2024
Shapiro’s three-part plan calls for a cap of $1,000 per semester on the cost of tuition and fees at state-owned universities and community colleges for Pennsylvanians making $70,000 or less....
Critics Worry of PASSHE's 'Continuing Woes' January 17, 2024
(The Center Square) – Though Pennsylvania’s college student numbers have dropped dramatically, its higher ed institutions haven’t cut payroll to match the change....
PA State Universities Request $38 Million More From State October 20, 2023
The State System of Higher Education's governing board is hoping the General Assembly will continue to provide the state support needed to keep the in-state undergraduate tuition rate at $7,716....
PA Universities Are Still Waiting for State Subsidies October 11, 2023
Four of Pennsylvania’s universities are plugging budget gaps while they await hundreds of millions of dollars in aid that has been snarled in a partisan dispute among lawmakers in a state that has one of the nation’s most abysmal record for funding h...
Half of PA’s State Universities Saw Enrollment Rise October 10, 2023
Overall, enrollment in Pennsylvania's state university system, or PASSHE, fell 2.2%, to 82,688, but freshmen climbed 3.4% to 16,203....
PASSHE Partners With Google, for High-Growth Jobs August 30, 2023
Enables PASSHE students to earn college credit and Google certificate at the same time....
Why so Quiet on State-Related Money, Gov. Wolf? July 27, 2022
There usually is nothing politicians love better than their moments of benevolent generosity. Legislators who opposed a program they deemed a pork project will nonetheless stand beaming with a large sweepstakes-winner-style check for a photo opportun...
PA’s State Universities to Share $200 Million in Funding July 25, 2022
Most schools under the PASSHE umbrella will be getting a several million dollar funding boost this year....
State University System to Chase Non-Traditional Students July 22, 2022
“There are people... that we can credential, but they tend to be drawn from populations that have been historically underserved,” including adults with some college but no degree, said the chancellor....
PASSHE Plans to Grow Enrollments by 20% July 22, 2022
(The Center Square) – In the latest board of governors meeting for PASSHE, leaders celebrated the system’s major increase in state funding and laid out its plan to grow enrollment...
