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Penn State and the Blame Game

Huffington Post - Analysis

January 7, 2012

It has now been two months since scandal rolled into Happy Valley, and the nation as a whole remains fixated on the question of responsibility. In particular, does Penn State bear responsibility for any of the alleged acts of abuse and, if so, on what grounds? If the institution does bear responsibility, ought we to transmit that responsibility to members of the Penn State community? To which members? And what measures should Penn State undertake in response? We address each of these questions in turn.

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