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Northwestern Deputy Athletic Director of Athletics Mike Polisky was promoted to vice president for athletics and recreation. (Northwestern University)
EVANSTON, IL — Mike Polisky has been appointed athletic director of Northwestern University, school officials announced Monday, days after attorneys for the university and Polisky filed a motion seeking to dismiss a federal lawsuit from a former cheerleader.
Northwestern President Morton Schapiro announced Polisky, the deputy athletic director for external affairs since 2010, as his pick to succeed former Athletic Director Jim Phillips, who was hired in December as Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner.
"After our search committee conducted a thorough nationwide search and identified a number of strong candidates, I appointed Mike Polisky to build on our unprecedented successes and to lead Northwestern Athletics and Recreation into a new era," Schapiro said, announcing the hiring.