DaughterGate Update

• The Associated Press reports on two of the most recent developments: the planned departure of WVU Chief of Staff Craig Walker, and the imminent appointment of former Massachusetts Institute of Technology president Charles M. Vest to WVU's Board of Governors;

• The Charleston Gazette has separate items on Walker's announced resignation and Gov. Joe Manchin's pick of Vest;

• MetroNews reports on Walker, on the departure of Charleston lawyer Steve Farmer from WVU's board, and on the selection Vest to that panel;

• The Charleston Daily Mail offers a run-down of the opening seats on WVU's board, and potential appointees. MetroNews Talkline Host Hoppy Kercheval opines on the latter;

• AP also reports on a move by some legislators toward a legislative interim study of the policies that contributed to the "West Virginia University's granting of an unearned degree to the governor's daughter."

• Those lawmakers tell AP they do not foresee the sort of investigation called for in an early June letter from a group of other legislators. The Register-Herald of Beckley and MetroNews highlight that effort.
  

• AP earlier reported on steps planned by WVU's Faculty Senate to ensure they have a role in finding a successor to outgoing President Mike Garrison.