Rarely are college bean-counters skeptical of receiving more money, but a plan to give California’s community college system hundreds of millions of dollars for faculty is dividing finance officials and professors.

Villanova University shifted into high gear to provide services to students and alumni during the pandemic, strategies that likely will serve them well in the future.

Passionate opposition was shared at the first hearing about merging California, Clarion and Edinboro universities. Most speakers asked the system board to delay the merge or forgo plans to consolidate schools altogether.