Northwestern is seeking a new athletic director after announcing that Derrick Gragg will take over a new position overseeing "strategy and approach to the new era of collegiate athletics."
Content warning: this story contains mentions of physical harassment and sexual assault. Northwestern and four former employees denied allegations of forced labor and sex trafficking by former cheerleader Hayden Richardson in separate court filings Tuesday. NU argued that the University “promptly and effectively addressed the concerns Richardson raised in 2019 and in 2020” and claimed.
A former Northwestern cheerleader’s lawsuit alleging forced labor and sex trafficking against the University can proceed, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Filed in January 2021 by former NU cheerleader Hayden Richardson, the lawsuit alleges that University employees repeatedly put Richardson and her peers in situations where they were groped, harassed and assaulted by fans and.