Clarion University President Leaving After Next Year

90.5 WESA | By Associated Press

Published June 5, 2017 at 12:47 PM EDT

Clarion University's president of the last eight years says she'll step down after the next academic year.

Clarion University's president says she's stepping down at the end of the next academic year.

Karen Whitney has been president of the state-owned school for eight years. The school about 70 miles northeast of Pittsburgh has about 5,200 students.

The school is one of several in the 14-school State System of Higher Education that's struggling with declining enrollment. Clarion's enrollment has dropped 29 percent since 2010.

Whitney is the longest-tenured president in the state system.

The resignation announced Monday is effective June 30, 2018.

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