Northwestern Athletic Director Mike Polisky Resigns

Northwestern’s Athletic Director resigns amidst criticism over allegations in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a university cheerleader.

Northwestern Athletic Director Mike Polisky Resigns
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Northwestern Athletic Director Mike Polisky Resigns
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Northwestern Athletic Director Mike Polisky Resigns

Northwestern’s Athletic Director resigns amidst criticism over allegations in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a university cheerleader.

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After mounting criticism by women faculty and a 400-person campus protest that included the Mayor of Evanston, Northwestern University’s recently named Athletic Director, Mike Polisky, has resigned. Polisky is one of four defendants named in an ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit filed in January by a Northwestern cheerleader.

Reset discusses the latest developments in this case with two trailblazing female sports reporters.

GUESTS: WBEZ sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout

Melissa Isaacson, faculty member at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and former sports columnist and reporter at the Chicago Tribune.