The university will consider things like enrollment and population trends, and how to fulfill its land-grant mission.

After an update from President Neeli Bendapudi on the state of possible Penn State campus closures, the committee that will decide which campuses to close has provided factors surrounding the closures.

Pennsylvania State University stands as the only state-related school without a faculty union, and now some faculty there want to change that. Faculty concern about the university’s decisions began to accelerate during the pandemic and have continued to mount as the administration makes budget cuts and prepares to close some of its Commonwealth campuses,