Last Monday, the Post profiled ousted American University president Benjamin Ladner. Gina Maria Schulz, who served as “Personal Assistant to the First Lady” — yes, Ladner’s wife — described the man as such: “He was the most ethical man I ever met.” Ladner himself has this to say: “I do feel I’ve done what I’ve done with intentional integrity.” How the Post’s reporters didn’t break out in hysterics is beyond us, given the emerging news of Ladner’s intentionally lavish lifestyle. And today’s news brings us more of Ladner’s “intentional integrity.” After having milked the university of close to $500,000, Ladner yesterday agreed to walk away from the university with a $950,000 settlement, a deferred retirement package of $1 million in life insurance and $1.75 million from retirement accounts, and $20,000 in moving costs, writes The Eagle. He and his wife even get another 90 days in their well-appointed university mansion. Some university deans and faculty are unhappy with the decision, adds WJLA. Farewell, Dr. Ladner, and please let us know where your ethically-driven intentional integrity lands you next.

GWU Monitors Spending: In response to the Ladner saga at a university just up the road, George Washington University has planned to hire an additional financial adviser to monitor spending by top university officials, reports the GW Hatchet. The new hire will monitor tax records, compare wages to other universities, and oversee administrative spending. University president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg receives close to $600,000 in annual pay and $70,000 in benefits, including the use of a university-owned Lexus SUV (with driver) and rent-free living in a mansion near Embassy Row.

Property Owners Refuse to Sell Land: Forcing the city to exercise its powers of eminent domain, all but one of the 23 property owners who own land on the site of the new stadium for the Washington Nationals have refused to sell their land, writes NBC 4. The owners claim the city is purposely under-estimating the value of their properties so as to come in under a price cap of $165 million imposed by the City Council for the land, environmental cleanup, and infrastructure improvements. The owners have 20 days to dispute the city-ordered condemnations, and 90 days to vacate should their challenges fail.

New Virginia Developments Could Impact Election: With the election of Virginia’s new governor less than two weeks away, one unexpected voting bloc may well help determine whether the state stays Democratic or reverts to Republican control, notes the Post. Close to 25 percent of Virginia’s electorate live in new, inward-looking exurban enclaves on the fringes of Northern Virginia, where residents have been left unswayed by either Democrat Timothy Kaine or Republican Jerry Kilgore. In these areas — marked by private developments with names like Dominion Valley — voters are not convinced as to the role local and state government can play, leaving their votes in question.

Briefly Noted: DUI arrests to continue in District … GW students want divestment from companies doing business with Sudan … Eight-year-old takes down season’s first bear … Allegations of torture at D.C. jail … D.C. developer pleads innocence in bribery scheme.

Picture of Takoma Park bench snapped by dcJohn.