This may be just the tip of the iceberg. A year or so ago the state commissioned a report to study the declining enrollment and financial issues within the PASSHE. The report recommended a reduction from 14 to 8. I saw a report this morning that freshmen enrollment is down 16% this year at 4 year universities. Clearly, this is tied to COVID. But, it could signal some big changes ahead for higher education. Will be interesting to see how this merger evolves.
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