Clarion University

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's board of governors takes public comment this week on plans to merge 14 of its schools into two new institutions. At the first hearing Wednesday morning, speakers pleaded with the board to delay or forgo the consolidation plans.

The acting president of state-owned Clarion University says the school no longer plans to notify faculty of layoffs at the end of this academic…

Data from 2016 is still being calculated, but according to Gov. Tom Wolf, the number of drug overdose deaths is continuing to rise in the commonwealth. In…

Clarion University's president says she's stepping down at the end of the next academic year.Karen Whitney has been president of the state-owned school…

Next to steel and Super Bowl championships, Pittsburgh is synonymous with three rivers. In the summer, the Three Rivers Arts Festival dominates downtown and the moniker is part of a number of companies in the region -- not to mention there used to be a stadium that bore the name.But does the city technically have three distinct rivers?

The NCAA will host more prestigious college tournaments in the Pittsburgh region over the next four years than any other, Visit Pittsburgh officials…

Administrators at five of Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities have given faculty notice that layoffs and program cuts could occur in the 2018-19…

A university in northwestern Pennsylvania is allowing students and workers to use nicknames on some campus records, including student identification cards…

Pennsylvania's state-owned universities are in an uncomfortable situation. Declining student enrollment numbers have left universities like Edinboro,…

Pennsylvania's state-owned universities are in an uncomfortable situation. Declining student enrollment numbers have left universities like Edinboro,…