Northwestern, amid hazing fallout, taps former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch to review athletics programs
Then-U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, joined by then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, speaks Jan. 13, 2017, during a conference to announce the conclusions of a Justice Department investigation into civil rights violations by Chicago police.
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch will lead a sweeping review of Northwestern University and its beleaguered athletics department, university leaders announced Tuesdayof a football hazing scandal that expanded to allegations of abuse and bullying on other teams and prompted multiple lawsuits.
A Northwestern news release says Lynch’s review will look at the culture of the athletics department as well as the university’s ability “to detect, report and respond to potential misconduct in its athletics programs, including hazing, bullying and discrimination of any kind.”Lynch, who served as attorney general from 2015 to 2017 and is now in private practice, will provide regular updates to Northwestern President Michael Schill and the board of trustees’ audit and risk committee.
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