I don't see how these equate at all. In one case, the (now-former) President helped engage in a campaign of secrecy because he wanted to cover the school's backside. In the other case, the President makes a very public decision, choosing what he feels is the best of two options, because that's his job in running the school. It's not like he agreed to something that was designed for the Trustee's to never find out about -- they were going to learn it the next morning.