Penn State plans to implement a new process that offers "priority hiring consideration" to staff and non-tenure-line faculty at closing campuses who are seeking new positions within the university.

The board approved a recommendation to close seven campuses, ... Penn State will continue strategic long-term investment in 13 other Commonwealth campuses that you see here on your screen.

Old Main on the Penn State campus in State College, Pa., May. 5, 2021. Penn State administrators are considering a plan to close 7 Commonwealth campuses, sources said.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WHTM) — Seven Penn State Commonwealth Campuses will close, trustees voted Thursday evening. The board of trustees met virtually to consider the closure of the DuBois, Fayette ...

Penn State University says it’s starting a "priority hiring process” for employees impacted by the recent plan to close seven ...

Also, no commonwealth campus had a lower 2024 enrollment. The Shenango campus is small and costly, with limited room for growth, while its home county is “facing some of the state’s most acute ...

The Commonwealth Campuses in northeastern Pennsylvania include Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, and Schuylkill. A final decision on which of the branch campuses would close was expected by spring.