And the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced it would investigate Michigan State, the U.S.O.C. Michigan State insufficiently complied with federal officials monitoring the university under Title IX, the gender-equity law, the report found. Mr. Hollis had been Michigan State’s athletic director since 2008, and was considered one of the best in the country. Mr. Hollis received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State in 1985 and had worked in its athletic department since 1995. Last year, Mr. Hollis oversaw the suspension and then dismissal of four football players accused of and then charged with sexual assault.

Source: New York Times January 26, 2018 16:21 UTC