PSU trustees heard past diversity plans in secret

The gathering again raises questions about whether the trustees are violating Pa.'s open meetings law.

The gathering again raises questions about whether the trustees are violating Pa.'s open meetings law.

View this email in your browser GIVE NOW, GET THE MATCH  PENN STATE ALERT    December 21, 2022 Spotlight PA provides alerts of its latest investigative and public-service reporting about Penn State University. Support this service and as a special bonus, all contributions to Spotlight PA will be DOUBLED until Dec. 31 » If you were forwarded this alert, you can subscribe here. SECRET GATHERING The Penn State Board of Trustees heard former President Eric Barron's diversity plan on Jan. 11, 2021. The trustees' website has no record of any meeting on that date, and the gathering potentially violated Pennsylvania's open meetings law. Spotlight PA's Wyatt Massey learned about the secret gathering through a "confidential" document he obtained.   READ THE FULL STORY Massey has previously reported that for more than a decade, some of the most powerful members of Penn State's Board of Trustees have regularly met in private. No records or minutes are kept. Legal experts said that practice might also be violating the law.   This vital accountability reporting can only continue with your support. Make a gift to Spotlight PA and help us keep powerful institutions like Penn State honest and transparent. As a special bonus, all contributions until Dec. 31 will be DOUBLED. Give now » GIVE NOW, GET THE MATCH Photo by Georgianna Sutherland for Spotlight PA. Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and WITF Public Media. Copyright © Spotlight PA / The Philadelphia Inquirer, All rights reserved. Spotlight PA 228 Walnut St., #11728 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1728 newsletters@spotlightpa.org This email was sent to: <<Email Address>> You're receiving this email because you subscribed to PA Post, which has combined with Spotlight PA to create Pennsylvania's largest statewide newsroom dedicated to accountability journalism. You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.