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Two newly consolidated institutions in Pennsylvania saw opposite enrollment trends this fall, raising questions about the link between mergers and head count. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has had its fingers crossed, hoping for an enrollment bump since undertaking an ambitious redesign three years ago, including the consolidation of six campuses into two new universities.
A debate in Wisconsin over the possibility of merging a two-year state institution with a two-year technical college highlights questions of realignment faced by public college systems across the country. Five years after a controversial restructuring merged the University of Wisconsin System’s two-year liberal arts colleges with its four-year institutions, many of the same challenges that spurred the redesign remain.
White House mandates free, immediate public access to government-funded research. Many open-access advocates celebrate the decision, but some scholars wonder who will fund the policy.