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Chancellor of Pa. state schools targets graduation rates

More than one-third of students who start out as freshmen at Pennsylvania's 14 state universities drop out before they reach junior year - a statistic that hinders the viability of the system, which has bled enrollment in recent years.

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Chancellor Frank T. Brogan also served as president of Florida Atlantic University from 2003 to 2009 and will be the fourth chancellor to lead Pennsylvania's public university system, the 13th largest in the nation with about 115,000 students. Florida's system is No. 2 with nearly 340,000 students. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education)
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Chancellor Frank T. Brogan also served as president of Florida Atlantic University from 2003 to 2009 and will be the fourth chancellor to lead Pennsylvania's public university system, the 13th largest in the nation with about 115,000 students. Florida's system is No. 2 with nearly 340,000 students. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education)Read moreAP Photo/Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
    by Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer
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