SCRANTON TIME-TRIBUNE Editorial: Penn State alumni have spoken emphatically about their dissatisfaction with the board of trustees’ ham-handed reaction to the Jerry Sandusky scandal. All nine alumni-elected trustees who were on the board when the scandal broke in 2011 have been voted out or have not sought re-election…
After the badly divided board voted last week to maintain the ill-considered consent decree the university entered with the NCAA after Mr. Sandusky’s arrests, some board leaders proposed reducing the number of alumni-elected board members from nine to six…
But the performance of the newly elected alumni members in demanding accountability from their colleagues and the administration is an argument for, rather than against, retaining the alumni seats… (more)
The PSU board of trustees officers and six business/industry trustees dictate the governance of Penn State. Nine alumni-elected trustees can exert social pressure but cannot overrule the power bloc.