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“My love and respect for Northwestern and for our student-athletes, coaches and staff are greater than my own desire to lead the department. I do not want to be a distraction to our incredible men and women as is pursues the collective goal of helping our student-athletes become the best they can be,” Polisky said. “While my family and I are disappointed, I move forward knowing this is the right decision.” Several faculty members had penned a letter to the provost, saying the promotion is alarming, troubling and embarrassing. They said the timing isn’t right given the pending lawsuit and they want the university to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations. ....
“When I saw he was promoted I was honestly just sad to be a Northwestern alum,” said alum Erika Carter. Carter graduated in 2018. She was part of the cheerleading team overseen by Polisky. She said during her time on the team she faced sexual harassment and racial discrimination. “I have been a part of numerous investigations with the Tile IX investigation that Northwestern recently did as well as an independent investigation,” she said. “I continue to call to raise concerns about Mike Polisky and other people in the athletic department.” She started a petition urging the university to reconsider its decision to promote Polisky. Six faculty members even signed off on a letter to the provost demanding transparency. ....
“Why is the university appointing him and approving his promotion at a moment when what we’re really asking for is instead step back and investigate what happened, said political science and religious studies professor Elizabeth Shakam Hurd. Give us the facts and then clear him and then promote him. Jennifer Pius, a current member of the university s cheer team, said she raised concerns about sexual misconduct and racism to Polisky and her coach in 2019. Mike Polisky is a danger to Northwestern Athletics, Pius said at Friday evening s protest. He knew about the abuses our teammates and I suffered and accused of lying to protect our coach. ....