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Some say Penn State’s growth at its branch campuses may have come at the expense of the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, though the university rejects that idea.

PASSHE approved the merger plan for six universities, three in the west and three in the northeast, opening up a 60-day window for public comments.

The board of governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education overwhelmingly approved the proposed west and northeast university integration impl

Plans to combine six state-owned universities into two new institutions are moving forward. During a special meeting Wednesday morning, the board of governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education voted to approve a pair of proposed integration plans. The vote opened a 60-day public comment period, with a final vote scheduled for July and implementation taking place in 2022. - Advertisement - The plans would see Bloomsburg, Mansfield and Lock Haven universities in northern Pennsy...

The board of governors for the Pennsylvania State System of High Education approved the proposed West and Northeast university integration implementation plans,

PASSHE approved the merger plan for six universities, three in the west and three in the northeast, opening up a 60-day window for public comments.

Plan to combine 6 Pa. universities into 2 moves forward, with public able to offer their thoughts Updated Apr 28, 2021; Posted Apr 28, 2021 Pennsylvanias State System of Higher Educations governing board agreed to abide by Chancellor Dan Greensteins recommendation to proceed with the implementation plans for combining six state universities into two institutions. Oct. 19, 2020 File/Screenshot from Pa. House of Representatives website A 60-day public comment period on a plan to consolidate s...