from USAToday.
In his first extensive interview since taking office last month, Penn State President Rodney Erickson said Tuesday that he seeks to transform the university’s public face from a football factory to a “world class research institution.” (replace “research” with “academic“)
“We want that to be the front face of the university,” said Erickson, who succeeded President Graham Spanier, who was ousted along with Paterno. Erickson said the …charges involving eight victims should supply “urgency for discussions about the role of big-time athletics and where they interact with higher education.”
