The Middle States Commission on Higher Education issued a warning to Penn State yesterday, threatening to take away their academic accreditation as a result of the Sandusky scandal and Freeh Report.
President Obama recently made a campaign stop in Columbus, and he took the time to do a radio spot with 97.1 The Fan. Of course, being in the middle of Buckeye country, the Penn State situation inevitably came up.
A month after the verdict in the Jerry Sandusky criminal trial, Victim 2 has been identified and intends to sue Penn State. A statement from his legal team can be found below.
"Penn State has the obligation to be a national leader in preventing child abuse," says Charles Ferrer, a rising PSU senior who has created a petition for stronger child abuse reporting laws.
Penn State president Rodney Erickson has been a controversial figure this week as his decision to accept unprecedented NCAA sanctions was not a popular one. The alternative could have been worse.
Convening at around 5 p.m., the Board of Trustees met with President Erickson in a conference room at the Penn Stater Conference Center -- the same place where they met in November when they made the decision to fire Graham Spanier and Joe Paterno.