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A mid-April presentation to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors is the next step in a proposed consolidation of California, Clarion and Edinboro universities as an integrated institution.
If the plan receives affirmation from the board, “it will kick off a 60-day public comment period, and the board will make a decision at its summer meeting,” according to Christine Kindl, vice president of communications and marketing at California University of Pennsylvania.
If all goes well, integration of the three state-owned universities in Western Pennsylvania could be completed in time for the fall 2022 semester. The PASSHE board also is considering a similar integration of a trio of Northern Tier universities — Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield.