Northwestern University has fired their head baseball coach Jim Foster, days after letting go of their head football coach go in the midst of a severe hazing scandal.
“Nothing will ever be more important to Northwestern than providing its students a place that allows them to develop in the classroom, in the community, and in competition at the absolute highest level, and building a culture which allows our staff to thrive,” said Dr. Derrick Gragg, Combe Family Vice President for Athletics and Recreation.
In a campus-wide email, Northwestern President Michael Schill said in part, “the hazing included forced participation, nudity and sexualized acts of a degrading nature, in clear violation of Northwestern policies and values…The hazing was well-known by many in the program…”