Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Penn State Investigative ReporterMassey investigates how Penn State University operates, including its influence in the region and state. The university receives more than $300 million in funding from the state but evades most transparency measures under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law. Massey scrutinizes the main University Park campus as well as the university’s 19 additional branch campuses.
A native of rural Wisconsin, Massey previously covered faith and religion for the Chattanooga Times Free Press in Southeast Tennessee.
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The U.S. Department of Education is looking into Penn State's compliance with the Clery Act after a student's questions about campus crime and timely warnings. -
In August, Tabitha Oman started as the university’s vice president and general counsel. She will also continue to act as chief ethics officer until her replacement is hired.
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A Spotlight PA review found that Penn State reported incorrect contract information, and a university trustee failed to disclose more than $250,000 paid to a related business over three years.
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Several years after a perfect score, Penn State football’s academic standing dropped to its lowest point in more than a decade, according to NCAA data.
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Across Penn State’s campuses, female instructional staff earn on average about 80% of what their male colleagues make. Penn State argues the federal data do not show the full picture.
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5 takeaways from Spotlight PA's ‘Missed Conduct’ investigation on Penn State’s post-Sandusky reformsWhat Spotlight PA found in its investigation into Penn State’s compliance, ethics, and misconduct reporting systems created following the Sandusky scandal.
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Spotlight PA wants to better understand how the largest public university in Pennsylvania handles reports of misconduct.
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An investigation of the Pa. university revealed widespread distrust in misconduct reporting systems and that the ethics office fell into chaos.
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Transparency into how Pennsylvania’s state-related universities spend annual appropriations is limited.
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Penn State paid five private law firms more than $4 million in fiscal year 2022, despite having its own Office of General Counsel.
