Boston University announced plans for “external” research in its athletics department after alum Alex CooperBombs’ allegations.
A spokesman for Massachusetts College confirmed on Thursday, June 26, statement That they “will look for a new foreign review to make recommendations on ways to improve the policies, processes and best practices of the Athletics Department to further strengthen the support of the welfare of students”.
Bu employees acknowledged that “worries” were recently raised after the former student athletes filed claims about interactions with their coaches.
“They raised concerns in the fall of 2024 about women’s football coach Casey Brown“A university statement read. Phil Catanzano of the Group of Education and Sports Law to carry out a complete examination of the situation. The investigation did not find tests for sexual harassment and without violations of Bu policy. However, Bu and Brown separated, and Brown is no longer the main coach. The current coach was appointed in 2025. “
Alex Cooper spoke after additional allegations have been made on sexual misconduct within the Boston University women’s football program. Cooper, 30, who played in Bu from 2013 to 2015, responded to a history of Boston Globe on Thursday, June 26, in which the current and former Bu players accused the former Bu Casey coach (…)
It Boston Globe He published an exhibition on Wednesday, June 25, on Brown, which he resigned in the fall of 2024. Cooper, 30, also reflected on his experience to the team from 2013 to 2015 in its recent Call -la Alex DOCUSERIES. The podcaster “Call His Daddy”, which graduated in Bu in 2017, said that it was sexually besieged by coach Nancy Feldmanwhich was withdrawn by 2022. (Use weekly He contacted Bu and his athletic department, as well as Feldman, to make comments.)
“When I really knew I had to talk about this because it is much older than me during the filming of this documentary,” Cooper said During the June 8 premiere of his Hulu series. “I found out that bullying and abuse of power continue to go to the Boston University campus.”
In the meantime, Bu emphasized in a statement that have a “zero tolerance policy” for bullying on the campus.
Two weeks after Boston University’s podcaster and former football player Alex Cooper accused the former Nancy Feldman team coach for sexual harassment, the reason for the resignation of another coach has come to light. Casey Brown, Feldman’s successor, was on administrative leave in the middle of the 2024 season and formally resigned in December. His resignation came (…)
“We have a main athletics program that seeks excellence in the academic-athletic experience, which includes exemplary practices and policies,” said Thursday’s statement. “We have a sturdy system of resources, support and staff dedicated to the welfare of the students and a complete report process through our Office of Equality of Opportunities. In recent weeks, the BUe Office of Equality has contacted all Bu athletes to review the resources, support and information processes.”
The message added: “ Bu undertakes to evaluate and seek new practices to improve our program to support the health, well -being and excellence of our athletes. As part of this commitment, we invite a new external review to look at our policies, processes and other practices.This is designed to evaluate our prevention, the resources for care and care and processes for billing must file.
The statement continued to emphasize that Bu takes Harassment claims “Seriously.”
“We look forward to the recommendations of an external review that can provide suggestions for continuous improvements as we strive for excellence in our athletic program,” concluded the school.
