Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
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Penn State President Says Cuts Will Be Deeper Than Anticipated as Leaders Finalize Layoff Plans
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Internal messages reveal Penn State leaders are finishing layoff plans this month. President Neeli Bendapudi has said the university is in a “vulnerable state” but not a “financial crisis.”
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Can the Public Know if Outside Groups Are Paying Penn State Salaries?
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Penn State described an employee being paid by an outside group as “not uncommon.” Are other employees being paid like this?
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Six Years After Hazing Death, Penn State Plans to Drop the Greek Life Oversight It Championed
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Penn State appears to be dropping most intervention and oversight of Greek life, an internal memo states.
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Penn State English Teaching Faculty Say They Aren’t Paid a Living Wage
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President Bendapudi pledged to address it, but the university already broke a promise to deliver merit-based raises.
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What the Public Can and Can’t Know About Four Diamonds, Beneficiary of Penn State THON’s Fundraising
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Penn State’s Four Diamonds has spent $239.4 million since fiscal year 2009. Here’s what we know about how the money was used.
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Penn State’s Lion Ambassadors Were Accused of Hazing. Why Isn’t It on the Hazing Report?
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The student group responsible for campus tours was temporarily shut down in 2021 while the university investigated. But officials said they did not substantiate hazing claims.
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Penn State Has Not Reimbursed Pa. State Police for Security at Proud Boys Event
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While four local police departments were reimbursed for services that night, the university has not cut a check for the 70 State Police employees on hand — and it won’t say why.
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What Happened to the Arrest, Use of Force Data Penn State Police Promised to Release?
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University police responded to 2020 protests for greater racial justice by pledging to be more transparent with arrest and use of force data. But where is it?
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Penn State Distances Itself from Past Diversity Proposals While Launching Similar Efforts
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Penn State claims DEI initiatives planned by faculty more than a year ago were “not a formal University effort,” a description that came as a surprise to those involved.
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Penn State Trustees Heard University’s Diversity Plan in Secret 2021 Gathering
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The Penn State Board of Trustees’ website has no record of any meeting on the date that trustees heard former President Eric Barron’s plans. The gathering potentially violated Pennsylvania’s open meetings law.