MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota athletics department generally doesn't condone or tolerate sexual harassment and the school had no knowledge of inappropriate conduct by former athletic director Norwood Teague before the allegations that led to his resignation surfaced, according to an external review released Tuesday.
Teague stepped down abruptly in August after two high-ranking university administrators reported he sexually harassed them at a senior leadership retreat weeks earlier. His deputy, Mike Ellis, resigned in November after being placed on leave in September when complaints against him surfaced.
The review — conducted by an employment law attorney and a former federal prosecutor — found no fault with the university's vetting of Teague before he was hired.