Penn State students remain concerned that the university may close some branch campuses, including those in western Pennsylvania.

Penn State leaders won’t give a straight answer about whether they’re considering closing some of the university’s commonwealth campuses, which enroll a more racially diverse group of people, a

Gabrielle Green is in it for the long haul at Penn State New Kensington. The 18-year-old from Altavista, Va., is a second-semester freshman at the Upper Burrell campus. She is studying biobehavioral health and plans to obtain a four-year bachelor’s degree at the school.

Penn State faculty fear the school will close campuses across the state. Officials won’t give them a straight answer.