NYU announces new athletics director, Jake Olkkola


by Washington Square News

Washington Square News— NYU’s athletics department announced that Jake Olkkola, who currently serves as the deputy director of athletics at Johns Hopkins University, will be the university’s next athletics director. The announcement comes close to eight months after NYU broke ties with former athletics director Stuart Robinson following an investigation into sexual harassment claims against him. “Since my This story NYU announces new athletics director, Jake Olkkola appeared first on Washington Square News.

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