Penn State

In the face of budget cuts from Penn State that take effect with the new fiscal year starting July 1, WPSU is laying off several staff members.

The settlement ends roughly 18 months of litigation after Spotlight PA brought a case against the university’s board over alleged violations of Pennsylvania’s open meetings law.

The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind $1.1 billion slated to go to public broadcasting in the next two years, and for WPSU that would mean a loss of $1.4 million in federal funding for the upcoming fiscal year.

A slowdown in some research grants. The cancellation of others. And the Trump administration’s proposal to slash funding to the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.

Penn State DuBois is one of seven campuses that will close in two years after the university’s board of trustees approved the plan last week, pointing to declining enrollment and shrinking surrounding communities.

In a contentious decision, Penn State's board of trustees voted 25-8 Thursday night to close seven of its 19 Commonwealth Campuses, a move university leadership described as needed to be successful in the future, but which critics portrayed as rushed and lacking community input.

Penn State’s administration released its report Tuesday outlining which of its campuses it is recommending closing and why, citing factors such as declining enrollment and steep maintenance costs.

Penn State is behind its peers when it comes to commercializing its research, according to a report to the university's trustees, but it's making a push to change that and help more faculty move their research to market.

The federal government has canceled close to 40 Penn State research grants so far, as part of a broader sweep to slash science research funding, and Penn State’s head of research told the Faculty Senate Tuesday that that number of terminated grants could continue to grow.

The college of Information Systems and Technology will be offering a new AI major this fall.