Penn State leaders won’t give a straight answer about whether they’re considering closing some of the university’s commonwealth campuses, which enroll a more racially diverse group of people, a

Penn State students remain concerned that the university may close some branch campuses, including those in western Pennsylvania.

Gabrielle Green is in it for the long haul at Penn State New Kensington. The 18-year-old from Altavista, Va., is a second-semester freshman at the Upper Burrell campus. She is studying biobehavioral health and plans to obtain a four-year bachelor’s degree at the school.

This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. 1/27/25