Penn State's faculty senate passes 'vote of no confidence' on university's fall covid-19 plan

Penn State’s faculty senate formally passed a vote of no confidence Friday on the university’s fall covid-19 plan, slamming the administration for what it perceives as an inadequate response while again reiterating its desire for a vaccine mandate.

The resolution stopped short of directly expressing no confidence in the Penn State administration itself. But the largely symbolic move is the strongest stance the faculty senate has taken yet on the issue.

Two separate resolutions were passed at the special Zoom meeting. The second involved the vote of no confidence, which passed 109-57. The first was a resolution that called for additional covid-19-related measures, a vaccine mandate, and more. That passed 128-32.