The Oregon Government Ethics Commission last month closed its investigation into the former dean of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication’s travel spending, finding no wrongdoing.
The independent state oversight agency voted in August to open a preliminary review of Juan-Carlos Molleda’s university-funded travel about a month after he stepped down from his post, facing scrutiny into the cost of his trips.
In June, the university’s student newspaper, the Daily Emerald, published an investigation reporting that Molleda flew first class, added personal days to trips and may have violated university travel policy…