Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

and Sustainability, and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
In 2023, the university downsized employees due to a budget shortfall. In May 2024, the university missed a bond payment, signifying a cash flow crunch. A second round of layoffs took place in June 2024. In July 2024, the university closed its locations in Dubai and Panama.
In May 2020, a team of two Harrisburg University professors and a Ph.D. student announced they had developed computer facial recognition software capable of predicting whether someone is likely to be a criminal based solely on a photo of their face, and "with no racial bias", a claim found dubious by critics. The announcement was criticized as being "21st-century phrenology" and going "way further than the pseudoscience of physiognomy." The university later deleted the press release at the request of the researchers involved, noting that they are "updating the paper to address concerns raised."
Four years later, Harrisburg University leaders announced that the university …