The leader of Pennsylvania's system of 14 state-owned universities told lawmakers Tuesday that the schools are in an urgent situation, with sinking enrollment, rising student debt and a lagging commitment of public tax dollars to higher education. The system's chancellor, Dan Greenstein, urged the House Appropriations Committee to approve legislation that would deliver cash and greater authority to the system over how it spends money and administers the schools. Greenstein, in office since 2018, has rejected calls to close struggling schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
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