Tag: Allegations

Sports

Ten Former U of Michigan Athletes Allege Sexual Abuse by Late Team Doctor

Ten former University of Michigan athletes filed a lawsuit against the school’s Board of Regents on Sunday, alleging they were sexually assaulted while receiving medical care from the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson, reports The Detroit News. Anderson, who died in 2008, was the former head of University Health Service and the UM Athletic Department’s […]

August 17, 2020

News Roundup

Fisk University President Placed on Leave After Man Files Restraining Order Against Him

Fisk University has placed its president, Dr. Kevin Rome Sr. on leave after a man allegedly said he was drugged and threatened by Rome, reports News4Nashville. The university did not comment on the specifics of the incident but said its provost Dr. Vann Newkirk is fulfilling presidential duties on an interim basis while the allegations, […]

August 12, 2020

News Roundup

U of Michigan Hires New Law Firm to Investigate Abuse Allegations

The University of Michigan (UM) has hired a new law firm to lead an investigation into allegations that a deceased doctor, Robert E. Anderson, molested hundreds of people, reported ABC News. After learning that some attorneys at the law firm Steptoe & Johnson represented “high-profile” clients accused of sexual misconduct, the school cut connections with […]

March 26, 2020

News Roundup

Akron U Diving Coach Resigns Amid Allegations of Secretly Taping Female Students

Amid allegations that he had videotaped female students without their knowledge or consent, diving coach Chris Medvedeff has resigned from his long-time post at Ohio’s Akron University, reported Fox 8. His resignation comes a day after the school had suspended him. Hired in 1998, Medvedeff had been the only head coach in the history of […]

March 12, 2020

News Roundup

Texas Southern Terminates President Austin Lane, Cites Several Contract Violations

Texas Southern University’s (TSU) board of regents has terminated its president Dr. Austin Lane — who was suspended in January —  for several contract violations, such as allegedly not reporting allegations of fraud in the university admissions process and directing a former law school dean to “engage in acts that violate university policy,” reported the […]

February 5, 2020

News Roundup

After Year of Unpaid Leave, Accused University of Illinois Professor Won’t Return

After admitting that sexual harassment allegations filed against him were true in the fall of 2018, University of Illinois law professor Dr. Jay Kesan took a voluntary year of unpaid leave, expecting to return this month. However, as reported by The Associated Press, Kesan will not return and, instead, is on “university sanctioned leave.” In […]

January 2, 2020