Declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require Penn State to close some of its 19 branch campuses, the school’s president Neeli Bendapudi said

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi did not give a direct answer when asked if shuttering campuses was under consideration.

During a faculty senate meeting Tuesday that was at times tense, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi fielded many questions about the announcement to explore closing commonwealth campuses — and avoided a vote of no confidence,

Penn State York is among 12 branch campuses that could be closed as the university faces financial pressures and declining enrollment, President Neeli Bendapudi announced in a letter. “Every student who begins a Penn State degree will have the opportunity to complete it at Penn State,

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi announced Tuesday that some of the university’s campuses will close due to declining enrollment.

Penn State's president Neeli Bendapudi said the closures come as the university faces financial pressure and declining enrollment.

Penn State’s president Neeli Bendapudi says declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require the school to close some of its 19 branch campuses.

Declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require Penn State to close some of its 19 branch campuses, the school's president Neeli Bendapudi says.

Declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require Penn State to close some of its 19 branch campuses, the school’s president Neeli Bendapudi said Tuesday. In a message posted to Penn State’s website,

We have exhausted reasonable alternatives to maintain the current number of campuses,” President Neeli Bendapudi wrote in a statement.

Declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require Penn State to close some of its 19 branch campuses, the school's president Neeli Bendapudi said Tuesday.

University President Neeli Bendapudi said it is no longer viable for all 19 of its Commonwealth Campuses to remain open.