Boston University launches the external review of the athletics department

Boston University has announced plans for “external” investigation in the athletics department after alum Alex CooperBomb allegations.

Massachusetts college spokesman on Thursday, June 26, confirmed statement They will “will” search for a new external review to provide recommendations on ways to enhance policies, processes and best practices for athletics management.

Bu officials admitted that “fears” had arisen recently after former athletes made claims about interactions with their coaches.

Fears were raised in the fall of 2024 about the women’s football coach Casey Brown“Read a statement from the university.” Within days after receiving these initial complaints, Bu launched an external investigation and rented Phil Catanzano The Education and Sports Law group to conduct a comprehensive examination of the situation. The investigation found no evidence of sexual harassment or violations of Po Politics. However, Bu and Brown separated by ways, Brown is no longer the main coach. The current coach was appointed in 2025. “

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Alex Cooper spoke after additional allegations about sexual misconduct in the Boston University Football Program were presented. Cooper, 30, who played in BU from 2013 to 2015, responded to a story in Boston Globe on Thursday, June 26, where the current and former players accused the former Bu coach Casey (…)

the Boston Globe On Wednesday, June 25, it was published on Brown, who left this position in the fall of 2024. Cooper, 30, too It is reflected on its experience In the team from 2013 to 2015 in its back Call her Alex Documents. “Call AdDDy” PodCaster, who graduated from Bu in 2017, claimed that she was sexually harassed by the coach at the time Nancy FeldmanWhich retired in 2022 (US weekly She arrived in Bu and her sports section, as well as Feldman, to comment.)

“When I really knew that I needed to talk about this because it is much bigger than me while filming this documentary,” Cooper said. During the first show on June 8 From Holo series. “I discovered that harassment and abuse of power are still taking place on the campus of Boston University.”

Meanwhile, Bo stressed in a statement that they have a “zero tolerance policy” to harass the campus.

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Two weeks after PodCaster and a former football player at the University of Boston Alex Cooper, former coach of Nancy Feldman of sexual harassment, another coach resigned. Casey Brown, Khalifa Feldman, was placed on an administrative vacation in the middle of the 2024 season and officially resigned in December. Her resignation (…)

“We have the Prime Minister’s athletics program that seeks to excellence in the experience of sports researchers, which includes ideal practices and policies,” the statement issued on Thursday continued. “We have a strong resource and support system and employees allocated to students’ luxury and comprehensive reports process through our Equality Office. In recent weeks, the BU Equality Office has communicated with each BU athlete to review resources, support and report. “

“Bu is committed to an evaluation and research constantly the best new practices to enhance our program to support health and wellness and distinguish our athletes. As part of this commitment, we call for a new external review to consider our policies, processes and other practices. This is designed to assess our resources and resources for care, care and follow -up operations.

The statement continued to confirm that Bu is taking Snack claims “seriously.”

The school concluded that “we look forward to the external review recommendations that can make suggestions for continuous improvements and we strive to distinguish in our sports program.”