Current and former employees of the Husker athletic department and others -- including members of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents -- are participating in an independent review of the athletic program’s culture and leadership.
The SilverStone Group, an Omaha consulting firm, is conducting the review at the request of NU President Hank Bounds, as the first-year president nears a decision on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's next chancellor.
Since Jan. 11, SilverStone has contacted hundreds of past and present employees seeking “candid responses about leadership, not performance” within the athletic department, according to one participant.
A former athletic department employee who was interviewed as part of the review described a series of open-ended questions including these.