Choose halts effort to take away Penn State trustee

A Centre County Courtroom choose has delayed an effort to take away Pennsylvania State College trustee Barry Fenchak, who’s suing Penn State for allegedly refusing at hand over particulars about endowment funding administration charges regardless of a number of requests. Fenchak, who’s an alumni-elected trustee and an funding adviser, has clashed with the board over…

Brown trustee resigns in protest over divestment vote

Brown College trustee Joseph Edelman stepped down abruptly on Sunday, expressing objections to a looming October vote during which the board will determine whether or not to divest endowment funds from 10 corporations profiting off the continued battle between Israel and Hamas. The professional-Palestinian pupil protesters driving the divestment marketing campaign at Brown and elsewhere argue…

Trustee lawsuit illuminates Penn State transparency considerations

When Pennsylvania State College trustee Barry Fenchak sued fellow board members earlier this month for allegedly withholding monetary data from him, he turned the newest occupant of the Pleased Valley sphere to register considerations about institutional transparency. His criticism follows comparable accusations by school, alumni and native media. However it’s particularly notable that this time…

Trustee group hires Framrose Virjee as Its new chief

The Affiliation of Governing Boards of Universities and Schools has employed Framroze M. Virjee, president emeritus of California State College at Fullerton, as its new president and CEO. Virjee succeeds interim president Ellen Chaffee, who stepped in when AGB’s earlier everlasting president and CEO, Henry Stoever, resigned amid allegations of plagiarism final fall. Along with…