Inside Penn s highest governing body: The Board of Trustees, by the numbers thedp.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedp.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new $3.9 billion endowment to support four public universities will boost research and innovation at the institutions and hopefully attract top faculty and students. Harrison Keller, the Texas Commissioner of Higher Education, was “thrilled” when voters approved a state proposal earlier this month to establish a $3.9 billion endowment to support the state’s “emerging” research institutions. “The proposition was a strong endorsement of the vision that the board has laid out in our state’s strategic plan for higher education,” Keller said.
Pa state senator wants to end legacy admissions at Pennsylvania universities after affirmative action ruling mcall.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mcall.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pennsylvania’s higher-ed landscape faces steep challenges. Its large number of colleges relative to its traditional-age student population is a big reason.
As officials merging universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education recruit their first class, how leaders align prices if at all could foreshadow how the wider system will use affordability to reverse steep enrollment losses.