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Higher Education

Fig. 1. The Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh (“Pitt”). Photograph by “RealNordyNed,” December 17, 2015, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lee Gardner, “A System Leader Sells His Vision for Remaking Public Higher Ed,” Chronicle of Higher Education, April 21, 2021, https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-system-leader-sells-his-vision-for-remaking-public-higher-ed

Deb Erdley, “Pa. State System moves ahead with mergers of 6 universities, including California, Clarion, Edinboro,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 28, 2021, https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-moves-ahead-on-merger-of-6-universities-including-california-clarion-and-edinboro/

Bill Schackner, “Petitions couldn’t save a popular Pennsylvania state university music professor’s job, so his wife is speaking out,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 4, 2021, https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2021/06/04/State-System-of-Higher-Education-Greenstein-APSCUF-faculty-union-jobs-teaching-Pennsylvania-colleges/stories/202106040078

Deb Erdley, “Plan approved to continue with consolidation of California, Clarion and Edinboro universities,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 14, 2021, https://triblive.com/local/regional/plan-approved-to-continue-with-consolidatation-of-california-clarion-and-edinboro-universities/

Eric Kelderman, “The Plan Is ‘Not Perfect,’ but Pa.’s Public-College System Will Turn 6 Campuses Into 2,” Chronicle of Higher Education, July 14, 2021, https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-plan-is-not-perfect-but-pa-s-public-college-system-will-turn-6-campuses-into-2

Deb Erdley, “Empty dorm rooms pose financial problems for Pennsylvania public universities,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 1, 2021, https://triblive.com/local/regional/empty-dorm-rooms-pose-financial-problems-for-pennsylvania-public-universities/

Deb Erdley, “Pennsylvania Western University name adopted for merged state campuses,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October 14, 2021, https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-western-university-name-adopted-for-merged-state-campuses/

Associated Press, “Board: 3 state schools to merge into Commonwealth University,” WTAE, March 3, 2022, https://www.wtae.com/article/commonwealth-university-pennsylvania-bloomsburg-lock-haven-mansfield-merger/39312242

Valerie Myers, “What has changed, what won’t, now that Edinboro University has become PennWest,” Erie Times-News, July 1, 2022, https://www.goerie.com/story/news/education/2022/06/24/edinboro-university-pennsylvania-western-july-1-passhe-clarion-california-education-erie-colleges/65352609007/

Audrey Williams June and Brian O’Leary, “The State With Too Many Campuses,” Chronicle of Higher Education, November 11, 2022, https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-state-with-too-many-campuses

Maddie Aiken, “Gov. Shapiro said Pa.’s higher education system ‘isn’t working.’ Here’s what education advocates say needs to be fixed,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 25, 2023, https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2023/03/25/shapiro-pennsylvania-higher-ed-budget-reform/stories/202303240122

Maddie Aiken, “New report finds enrollment and state funding at Pennsylvania colleges continue to decline,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 5, 2023, https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2023/06/05/new-enrollment-finds-enrollment-and-state-funding-at-pennsylvania-colleges-continues-to-decline/stories/202306030068

Emma Folts and Betul Tuncer, “The high cost of higher ed: Pitt is one of the nation’s priciest public universities for local families,” Public Source, June 5, 2023, https://www.publicsource.org/pitt-tuition-raise-affordability-public-university-pennsylvania-funding-budgets-in-state-higher-ed/

Susan Snyder and Ryan W. Briggs, “Penn gave ex-President Amy Gutmann a $3.7 million home loan as she prepared to depart the university,” Philadelphia Inquirer, August 22, 2023, https://www.inquirer.com/education/amy-gutmann-penn-home-loan-compensation-20230821.html

Bill Schackner, “Point Park University wants to increase enrollment by 30%, house older adults,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October 30, 2023, https://triblive.com/news/point-park-university-wants-to-increase-enrollment-by-30-house-older-adults/

Robert Moran and Gillian McGoldrick, “Gov. Josh Shapiro proposes sweeping reform of Pa. state-funded higher education,” Philadelphia Inquirer, January 25, 2024, https://www.inquirer.com/education/pennsylvania-college-reform-state-funding-shapiro-20240126.html

Maddie Aiken, “PennWest is struggling. Its campuses are experiencing those challenges differently,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 11, 2024, https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2024/02/11/pennwest-california-edinboro-clarion-student-enrollment/stories/202402090083

Bill Schackner, “Gov. Shapiro releases specifics of higher education restructuring plan in Pittsburgh visit,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 27, 2024, https://triblive.com/news/education-classroom/gov-shapiro-continues-to-push-higher-education-restructuring-in-pittsburgh-visit/