Pennsylvania House Lawmakers Host Hearing On University Of The Arts Closure

CBS Philadelphia

June 18, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- State leaders are seeking answers after the sudden closure of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia this month. The Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee is holding a hearing today to discuss the closure.

Philadelphia Rep. Ben Waxman, who represents Center City and South Philly in the Pennsylvania House, is hosting the hearing to receive testimony from UArts students, employees and community members in the wake of the closure.

An informational meeting was held Friday, June 14 by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) via Zoom discussing the closure.

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