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HARRISBURG, PA — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is urging Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities, shuttered due to COVID-19, to start creating a process for refunding students for room and board services …
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KUTZTOWN, PA — Governor Tom Wolf recently visited Kutztown University and East Stroudsburg University to discuss how his innovative Nellie Bly Scholarship Program would help at least 25,000 students in …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf this week met with high school students and parents concerned about the rising cost of higher education and the student debt crisis. The governor …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Legislation drafted by Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) that would offer a free college education in exchange for a Pennsylvania National Guard member’s six-year reenlistment received unanimous support …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness (VAEP) Committee unanimously supported legislation drafted by Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) that would award a free college education to the spouse …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Continuing to align their programming with employers’ needs, four universities within Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education have introduced new programs in various areas of business, healthcare and …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Luke Kisiel of Connellsville is working for the state Department of Revenue as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education.
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Harrisburg, PA — Governor Tom Wolf joined Arthur Levine, president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation; the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and other education and non-profit …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued the following statement on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s 2.99 percent tuition hike for the 2018-19 school year:
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HARRISBURG, PA — The state Senate has confirmed Rodney Kaplan Jr., president of the Student Government Association at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, to serve on the Board of Governors …
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