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When did Penn State become a private institution?
 

IDFM said:
When did Penn State become a private institution?
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It's not accurate to call it a private institution, but it is a "state-related" institution, meaning it receives state funding but is independent in its operations. As part of this arrangement, it is exempt from the majority of the state's open records laws, and as such, is not compelled to release salary information for reports like these.
 

dpodoll68 said:
It's not accurate to call it a private institution, but it is a "state-related" institution, meaning it receives state funding but is independent in its operations. As part of this arrangement, it is exempt from the majority of the state's open records laws, and as such, is not compelled to release salary information for reports like these.
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Yep. The large-enrollment universities in PA, PSU, Pitt and Temple are all "state-related," though Pitt and Temple receive more money from the state than PSU. PA is chock full of strange state laws and such. Just try to go out to buy a keg, some booze/wine and a six pack in one trip. It requires shopping at 3 different stores!
 

Dr. Lloyd Christmas said:
Yep. The large-enrollment universities in PA, PSU, Pitt and Temple are all "state-related," though Pitt and Temple receive more money from the state than PSU. PA is chock full of strange state laws and such. Just try to go out to buy a keg, some booze/wine and a six pack in one trip. It requires shopping at 3 different stores!
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I do remember visiting Pitt back in '99 when purchasing some 30 packs, I had to fill out my MN drivers license info and all sorts of jazz. A good 10 minute process before I could leave with said purchase. Almost got to the point where the beer wasn't worth the trouble....almost.

"You fellas been doin' a bit of boozin', have ya? Sucking back on grandpa's ole cough medicine. You aware that it's against the law to have an open alcohol container here in the state of Pennsylvania? C'mon, gimme that booze, you little pumpkin pie hair cutted freak!"
 


dpodoll68 said:
It's not accurate to call it a private institution, but it is a "state-related" institution, meaning it receives state funding but is independent in its operations. As part of this arrangement, it is exempt from the majority of the state's open records laws, and as such, is not compelled to release salary information for reports like these.
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Wow - how does the U sign up for that deal???? For how much the state keeps cutting their spending, they might as well be exempt from all the BS that comes with being a public institution.
 


Lakeville Goldy said:
Wow - how does the U sign up for that deal???? For how much the state keeps cutting their spending, they might as well be exempt from all the BS that comes with being a public institution.
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A contingent at the University of Michigan has advocated for that school dropping its public school status and become private so that they are not limited by the state on what they would like to do. They have a massive endowment and are one of the few large currently public universities that could actually probably make it work financially. They also don't like being mandated or pressured to admit X Michigan residents which some feel could diminish their academic reputation/profile.
 

Lakeville Goldy said:
Wow - how does the U sign up for that deal???? For how much the state keeps cutting their spending, they might as well be exempt from all the BS that comes with being a public institution.
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The U is actually constitutionally autonomous from the state. It existed before Minnesota's statehood and the state constitution bars the state legislature from managing the U's affairs. That's why the U is not shut down right now and why the legislature can't make binding decisions for the U such as how much to increase tuition. There is a long and complex legal history around what the state can and can't make the U do. The link below describes that the University falls under the state's general lawmaking authority so long as the law doesn't interfere with the U's internal management.

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/pubs/ss/clssumca.htm
 



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