“Yale University’s student newspaper, The Yale Daily News, reported that eight former university coaches and athletic staff members “backed” the complaints shared in a letter from former Yale hockey coach Keith Allain to President Maurie McInnis.”

“The letter, which was first reported by Fox News Digital on March 23, alleged Yale athletic director Vicky Chun fostered a “toxic environment.””

“The Yale Daily News reported that eight of 12 anonymous former coaches and staffers interviewed agreed with Allain that Chun has created a “culture of fear.””

“McInnis told the student newspaper that “many people” have sent letters about Chun as the university considers whether to renew her contract.”

“Fox News Digital’s investigative series also found that, under Chun’s leadership, former Yale strength and conditioning coach Thomas Newman’s lawyers alleged that he was unknowingly recorded and was “ultimately forced out”; a woman’s track and field athlete left her program due to an alleged “toxic culture”; and two of Yale’s top athletic officials bought a house together a year before one of them was hired by the university, while a former employee was allegedly pushed to retire to open a job for one of those officials.”

“Ann-Marie Guglieri, Yale’s executive deputy director/chief operating officer of athletics, and Mary Berdo, deputy director of athletics, the second- and third-ranked positions in the department under Chun, purchased a house together in Milford, Connecticut, in June 2018, the deed shows.”

“Berdo was then hired by the university in April 2019.”

“Two former employees of the Yale athletics department have alleged that Guglieri and Berdo are in a romantic relationship.”

“Additional former employees have alleged a former administrator was pressured to accept a voluntary retirement package, which then created an opening for Berdo.”