daniel greenstein

Higher education long ago began a shift from broad-based general education to career-specific programs. And that has accelerated as the work world has...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — With the merger of six of its schools in effect, Pennsylvania’s state university system is looking ahead to the next phase of its...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvanians who are college-worthy — even if perhaps not financially equipped — need a fairer shot at affording a state-owned un...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Slippery Rock University’s president William Behre plans to retire in summer 2023, and in announcing the move Tuesday — 16 months e...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — A day after receiving a historic appropriation boost in Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed Commonwealth budget, the head of Pennsylvania’s 14...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Combining six Pennsylvania state universities into two is supposed to expand student choice and opportunity. But is that likely if ...

Some on the campuses called it “The Big Reveal.” On Thursday, students, employees and alumni at three Western Pennsylvania state-owned universities le...

Change can be hard and it can be scary. But, it also can be promising. Because with change comes opportunity. That’s the spirit that must be tapped as...

It’s not very often a top dog at a public institution makes a public pledge — a threat, really — to do away with his own job as well as the institutio...

Six state-owned universities, including Edinboro University, may share administration, business operations, faculty and staff, academic programs and b...