Penn State Scandal
The View From Ground Zero
Coping with public scorn, faculty members in State College also see a chance to shift the balance of power.
What Went Wrong
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An Icon Falls, and a President With Him
Penn State's close-knit "family" was betrayed by a sex scandal involving some in its vaunted football program.
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Spanier's National Footprint Fades
Since being fired last week in the wake of a child sex-abuse scandal, Penn State's longtime leader has been removed from positions in several organizations.
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Penn State Promises Full Investigation of Scandal
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Emmert Calls Penn State Scandal a 'Cautionary Tale' for Big-Time Sports Programs
The NCAA president urged athletic departments to reflect on whether they have policies in place that would prevent reverence for sports programs from clouding their...
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Penn State Trustees Fire President and Legendary Coach
Calls had grown for Graham B. Spanier, the university's president for 16 years, to step down in the wake of a child sex-abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach.
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An Insular Penn State Stayed Silent
The key players in the sexual-abuse scandal had known each other for decades and were longtime loyalists of the university.
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In Penn State Classrooms, Lessons Are Drawn From a Scandal
Students are consumed by the sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant coach, the university's response, and the stress of being under a spotlight.
More News
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Penn State Defends Firing of Paterno as Coach, Says He Remains on Faculty
The board was responding to concerns raised on Wednesday at a town-hall meeting of alumni and the university's president. Questions flared again at a meeting on Thursday.
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Few Revelations at Pittsburgh Meeting With Penn State's President
Rodney A. Erickson fielded questions from alumni about the child-abuse scandal, the firing of Joe Paterno, and how the institution's trustees are selected.
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Insurer Says It Should Not Have to Pay Sandusky's Legal Bills
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Penn State Assistant: 'Some Kind of Intercourse Was Going On'
At a preliminary hearing on the case against two top administrators at the university, an aide to Joe Paterno tried to clarify what he saw in a football locker-room shower.
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2 Penn State Officials to Stand Trial in Sex-Abuse Case
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20 Penn State Students Face Charges Over Nov. 9 Riot
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Sandusky Is Arrested Again on Additional Molestation Charges
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Penn State Allegations Could Prompt NCAA to Consider Rules Changes
The case could lead the association to start penalizing athletics programs for violations not currently within its jurisdiction.
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Penn State Reconsiders Football Program in Wake of Scandal
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Sandusky Continues to Say Paterno Never Confronted Him
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Colleges Strengthen Oversight Plans in Response to Sex-Abuse Allegations
- New Accuser Files First Lawsuit Against Penn State in Sandusky Case
- AAUP Ties Penn State Scandal to 'Erosion of Faculty Governance'
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Questionable Decisions Cast College Leaders in Harsh Light
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Penn State Deals With Angry Donors
- Penn State Could Be Forced to Open Records
- Penn State Alumni Raise Money for Abuse Victims
- Penn State Will Not Search for Successor to Spanier
- Penn State's Faculty Senate Calls for Independent Investigation of Scandal
- NCAA Opens Investigation of Penn State
