The reform of the state’s higher education system by Gov. Josh Shapiro is coming during a period of underfunding, declining enrollment, college mergers and an abrupt closing by the University of the Arts in June.
As part of that reform plan, Shapiro increased funding and created a new state board of education that will promote better coordination among institutions and focus on courses that meet the needs of the state’s economy.
Cheryl McConnell, president of St. Joseph’s in Philadelphia, said better coordination between colleges by the new state board may have been able to mitigate the closing of the University of the Arts.
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