To suggest parallels between the misconduct of former Rutgers University men’s basketball Coach Mike Rice and that of convicted felon Jerry Sandusky presents a tricky proposition. Both perpetrated deplorable behavior, though in the case...
Kentucky is the Bluegrass State, where the cash is always greener. Just ask the University of Louisville’s Rick Pitino, the highest-paid coach at a public school in this season’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament, or...
In Casablanca, Capt. Renault pockets his winnings and remarks, as he shuts down Rick’s American Cafe, “I am shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” After decades of presiding over...
What can be done to improve governance at Penn State? That’s the question before the Pennsylvania Legislature this week and it’s one legislators can and should address. Concealing information, finger-pointing, sanctions. That’s not the...
Battles between boards and the universities they govern are on the rise across the country, national experts say. The most recent example is last year’s ouster and then reinstatement of University of Virginia President...
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