Tag: Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

News Roundup

Pennsylvania State Higher Ed System Chancellor Acknowledges Equity Issues for Students of Color

Despite voicing commitment to fighting campus racism, Dr. Daniel Greenstein, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has not examined the system’s own faults and history with inequity, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The system has experienced criticism about its insufficient response to campus racism and its achievement gaps between students of color and […]

January 14, 2021

News Roundup

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania to Remove 21 Academic Programs Over Next Few Years

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will remove 21 academic programs over the next few years, the Erie Times-News reported. Programs without students enrolled will end right away, while other programs – with as many as 30 students enrolled – will stop after the students complete the program. “Moratorium basically means no new students will be admitted […]

October 26, 2020

COVID-19

Pennsylvania’s Public Universities Projected to Lose $100 Million in Spring Semester

Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities are projected to lose $70-100 million this spring semester, mainly because of room and board refunds to students following the shutdown of campuses due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition, with the state projecting a budget shortfall of up to $4 billion, Republicans in the state legislature […]

April 15, 2020

News Roundup

Cheyney President Announces New Fundraising Campaign to Improve School Budget

Although there have been concerns by the head of the Pennsylvania’s state system about Cheyney University’s accreditation and finances, university president Dr. Aaron A. Walton announced a fundraising campaign to help balance the school’s budget by June 30 and pledged to work to keep the institution going. “We will have a balanced budget,” Walton said […]

March 6, 2019

News Roundup

Four Pennsylvania Institutions Announce New Degree Programs

Four Pennsylvania-owned institutions – Millersville University, Slippery Rock University, West Chester University and East Stroudsburg University – have recently announced the addition of new degree programs developed in partnership with local employers. The new programs are as follows: a bachelor’s of science degree in information technology at Millersville; master’s degree programs in accountancy and social work […]

February 27, 2019

News Roundup

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Ed has $14M Surplus

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has $14 million it does not know what to do with, as a result of interest rates from a $191 million investment fund that took place in the 1990s. According to Penn Live, the state system refinanced a series of bond issues that at first had 5 to […]

November 29, 2018

Students

Strike Enters 2nd Day at 14 Pennsylvania State Universities

HARRISBURG, Pa. ― Professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities are expected to hit the picket lines again Thursday as their strike enters its second day. Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties went on strike at 5 a.m. Wednesday after contract negotiations with the state stalled. The union represents more than […]

October 20, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Members at 14 Pennsylvania Universities on Strike

The strike by the union, which represents 5,000 faculty and coaches, could potentially disrupt the school year of 100,000 students at 14 universities.

October 19, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Pennsylvania Higher Ed System Seeks Mediator in Strike Talks

HARRISBURG, Pa. ― The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has asked the state’s labor board to appoint a fact finder to help in negotiations with a union representing faculty at 14 state universities, but the union contends the move is a delaying tactic. “We think it’s important to do everything we can to move […]

September 20, 2016