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Leadership & Policy

Penn State Ex-officials Seek Appeal as Criminal Trial Nears

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Three former Penn State administrators facing child endangerment charges for their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal want permission to pursue an appeal with about a month left before trial. Former President Graham Spanier, former Vice President Gary Schultz and former Athletic Director Tim Curley filed nearly identical requests this […]

February 15, 2017

Students

Student Dead After Fall at Penn State; Frat Did Not Seek Help for 12 Hours

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Police say a Penn State University fraternity did not summon paramedics for a student who fell down a stairwell until about 12 hours after the incident. He later died. Authorities say 19-year-old Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, New Jersey, died Saturday at Hershey Medical Center. State College police found Piazza unconscious on […]

February 8, 2017

Students

Judge Throws Out Hazing Lawsuit Claims Against Penn State

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A county judge is dismissing a former Penn State student’s claims against the university over allegations of hazing and sharply narrowing his lawsuit against a fraternity. The Legal Intelligencer reported Friday the judge left in place a negligence claim against the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and gave James Vivenzio 30 days to […]

December 13, 2016

African-American

Penn State to Offer Course About Shooting in Ferguson

Penn State University is the latest institution to offer a course about the tragic events that unfolded in Ferguson, Mo., last summer when an unarmed 18-year-old named Michael Brown was shot and killed by a White police officer.

March 22, 2015