The Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Wednesday, to "consider a potential litigation settlement" according to a press release. The meeting will begin via conference call at 8:30 a.m. and will be open to the public for listening and will be streamed at http://www.wpsu.org/live. The board will meet in executive session prior to the public meeting at 8:00 a.m.
The nine alumni-elected trustees on Penn State's board lettered board chairman Keith Masser today, calling for a special meeting to discuss the university's stance on settlement discussions in the NCAA v. Pennsylvania lawsuit and the consent decree that agreed to the NCAA's sanctions.
Penn State announced its lineup for the 2014-15 Forum Speaker Series, and some names on it should draw significant interest. Among them: NFL Hall of Fame linebacker and concussion awareness advocate Harry Carson on being a "Captain for Life," former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik on the need for criminal justice reform, and PBS President Paula Kerger on the future of educational media.
The third annual College Colors Day Spirit Cup, which Penn State has never finished worse than second, has just begun. Help the Nittany Lions earn points through social media posts.
Penn State's journalism school recently notched impressive recognition from College Magazine, which ranked the program No. 2 in the country.
Penn State fans living in State College should run -- not walk -- to the Barnes & Noble on Benner Pike if they want to grab a copy of Jay Paterno's new book before it potentially gets pulled. The memoir "Paterno Legacy: Enduring Lessons from the Life and Death of My Father" isn't due out until September 1, but Barnes & Noble had a stack of the book for sale in its Local Interest section at closing time on Tuesday.