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Layoffs Hit State School System

Clarion University cuts jobs, with more possible at five other colleges.

This article was written by Tom Coombe and posted by Erin Faulk.

Two of the 14 schools in Pennsylvania’s System of Higher Education have announced layoffs in the last two months.

That’s according to the Harrisburg Patriot-News, which says that cuts Edinboro University near Erie announced Tuesday follow similar staff reductions at Clarion University in August.

The newspaper noted that five other state schools -- Cheyney, East Stroudsburg, Kutztown, Mansfield and Slippery Rock – could potentially see layoffs next year.

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