UC records show the director and associate director of Bearcat Bands violated university policy by being 'discourteous' to students. UC had placed the two men on paid leave. They were reinstated with conditions that include gender bias training.
The University of Cincinnati put the top two Bearcats band employees on leave two weeks before Cotton Bowl, according to a message UC Dean Juan Guardia sent to band members on Dec. 21. Guardia didn't explain why Director Christopher Nichter and Associate Director Nicholas Angelis are on leave.