Youngstown State University

The increase at Youngstown State for the fall 2024 semester is driven, in part but not entirely, by transfers from a nearby, soon-to-be-shuttered community college.

The financially troubled college has had difficulty receiving enough funding to continue operation after a slew of controversies in recent years. Youngstown State University is looking to replicate EGCC programs and take on its students.

Youngstown State President Bill Johnson discussed higher education's enrollment woes while also responding to criticism about his political background.

Wednesday's announcement from Eastern Gateway comes following word in February that the school would pause enrollment and that current students not graduating in spring 2024 would need to complete their studies elsewhere.

Youngstown State is looking to open a campus in Steubenville, possibly at the current site of Eastern Gateway Community College. Last month Eastern Gateway announced it would pause all enrollment as it dealt with financial issues.

New Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson's first day in office Monday was marked by protest, with 50 students, faculty and alumni joining a walkout, marching to the president's campus residence.

U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, a Republican from Marietta, has submitted a letter of resignation effective Jan. 21, 2024. He'll begin his tenure as president of Youngstown State University the next day.

Youngstown State University's Academic Senate voted Saturday to issue a vote of no confidence in both YSU's Board of Trustees and incoming President Bill Johnson, a Republican U.S. Congressman whose selection has proven controversial on campus.

YSU alumni, including actor Ed O'Neill, and donors are criticizing the choice of U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson as the school's next president. Johnson voted to overturn the 2020 election.

Students, faculty and alumni had questioned the hiring process in which the board of trustees reportedly interviewed candidates behind closed doors.