In many ways, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi is staring at an abyss that’s forcing drastic campus closings.

Declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial pressures will require Penn State to close some of its 19 branch campuses, the school's president Neeli Bendapudi says.

Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday announced plans to close some of its 20 Commonwealth campuses as enrollment there continues to fall. “It has become clear that we cannot sustain a viable Commonwealth Campus ecosystem without closing some campuses,