The Center for World University Rankings has released its 2013 ranking of the top 100 degree-granting institutions of higher education, and our own Penn State University came in at No. 50 -- a jump up from No. 64 on the same list last year.

Throughout his life, Brent North, a resident of Toledo, Ohio, had falsely claimed that he was a Navy SEAL, an ATF agent, and a star quarterback at Penn State in 1986. Although fibbing about being a Nittany Lion football player isn't illegal, lying about being a federal agent is, and North was recently indicted for Impersonating a Federal Agent.

The Penn State Board of Trustees met this morning at Penn State's Fayette campus to discuss and vote on a number of issues, including the 2013-2014 operating budget, a contentious vice chair election, tuition increases, and settlements with Sandusky victims.

How to run a private meeting 101: Don't have it in a room surrounded by glass walls. Penn State either didn't get the memo or didn't care, because when Bill O'Brien met with a group of trustees this morning at a meeting closed to the media and the public, Mike Dawson from the Centre Daily Times was there to see everything, including his powerpoint presentation.

In his opening remarks, Joel Myers, chairman of the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Outreach, Development and Community Relations, talked about the milestones Penn State has passed and the plans it has for the future.

Despite most of the business at today's Board of Trustees Legal and Compliance committee meeting being conducted in executive session, the twenty minute public meeting provided a few tidbits at what's to come at tomorrows meeting. Notably, Penn State Vice President for Finance and Business David Gray provided the traditional bi-monthly update on the Freeh report recommendation implementation.