Penn State Said to Pick Florida State’s Eric Barron as President
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Pennsylvania State University has selected Eric J. Barron, the leader of Florida State University, as its next president, more than two years after a child sexual-abuse scandal linked to the football team rocked the school.
The university’s Board of Trustees will meet on Feb. 17 to vote on the next president, the school said yesterday in a statement. The choice of Barron, a former Penn State dean, was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be named because the decision hasn’t been officially announced.