Is Amy In Hot Water?

There's been a lot of buzz lately about the ghostwriting accusation directed towards two psychiatry Professors at Penn. In particular, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), described as a "nonpartisan independent watchdog," recently concluded that this supposed incident of ghostwriting - which happened nearly 10 years ago - necessitates President Amy Gutmann stepping down from her post as chairman of President Obama's Bioethics Committee due to what POGO feels was "inaction" by the university with regard to the ghostwriting issue.

Huh?

In their recommendation that Gutmann be removed from her position, it seems as if POGO is drawing a connection between an ethical violation of Penn professors and President Gutmann's own capabilities concerning ethical decision making. Although President Gutmann is a representative of Penn principles, does this hold her personally accountable for the inaction of her faculty members? Not to mention that the initial ghostwriting act, which is considered a violation of the university's academic integrity policy, occurred prior to Gutmann's position as both Penn president and Bioethics Committee chair.

We don't exactly have the best moral compass, but we're not sure this situation is so black and white.