SYRACUSE, NY: Syracuse University is working with Paul Verbinnen, president and cofounder of Sard Verbinnen & Co., as a PR consultant to handle recent allegations of sexual misconduct against assistant men's basketball coach Bernie Fine.

Kevin Quinn, SVP of public affairs at the university, said Verbinnen is counseling the school on “general public relations issues” for the accusations against Fine. He added that the school has reached out to Verbinnen, who graduated from Syracuse in 1979, for “PR advice” on multiple ...