Sometimes the grey lady can be so cruel. In a recent article, based upon the Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual survey of college President compensation levels, the author neglected to mention that our own President Spanier recently announced a commitment to donate $700,000 to Penn State. The story was reported on Penn State Live and […]
Did you know that President Spanier has a blog? He keeps it on the Chronicle of Higher Education website. We’d like to post two lists from his blog that are quite interesting. He asked one of the on-campus convenience store managers to provide him with the the top ten best selling non-drink items and the […]
Graham and Sandra Spanier have pledged an additional $700,000 to the University, for a grand total of $1,000,000. To put that figure into perspective, in five years that money would accumulate enough interest to annually provide full scholarships for seven students. Their gift’s impact will only grow over time. This gift is not their first. […]