Having worked for a massive educational institution, one that generates tens of millions in donations, employs thousands, and holds investment capital of well over a billion dollars, I know how coddled these places can be by the state in which they're located. Not only do they generate a large revenue, and provide for a perpetual recycling of the labor force, but the events hosted by universities from small poetry readings to major sporting events provide a notable boost to local merchants.
So, when it looks like something might queer the deal, like a child molestation scandal [as in Penn State], no one wants to be the one to throw a wrench into the money-generating machine. In other words, bend over, kids, and take one for Connecticut:
Another institution has found itself embroiled in a sex scandal involving children, this time the University of Connecticut. A music professor has been put on administrative leave pending further investigation, but preliminary details about the case raise questions of who knew what when, and if allegations brought to the attention of university employees in 2006 were ignored.
