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Former U.S. Secy. of State.,Condoleezza Rice turns down offer to head Penn State University
Last week, Penn State had a front-runner in David R. Smith, the president of the Upstate Medical University for the State University of New York. However, a news report by the Albany Times-Union showed Smith was allegedly padding his pay at his SUNY job without authorization.
He was placed on paid leave Tuesday and resigned Thursday, the newspaper reported.
University officials canceled a meeting last week that was believed to have been the venue for announcing the new president. The trustees said in a statement last week that they plan to name the next president before June 30.
Penn State trustee Anthony Lubrano had said he could not confirm the reports because he had not received a briefing from board leaders, and he said if the reports are true, it affirms the decision to delay the meeting.
“This is another example of why the full board needs to be engaged in discussions with the finalists before any decision is made as to Penn State’s next president,” he said Tuesday evening.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press
