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07-10-19 10:44 AM - Post#285731
In response to palestra38
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/7/10/fen ci...
- Harvard has dismissed head fencing coach Peter Brand after an independent inquiry into the 2016 sale of his home found he violated Harvard’s conflict of interest policy, Athletics Director Robert L. Scalise wrote in an email to athletics staff Tuesday. -
- Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay announced the investigation in April, after the Boston Globe reported that Brand sold his Needham, Mass. home to Jie Zhao — the father of two current and former Harvard fencers — for well over its assessed market value. -
- Brand and other Harvard coaches are required to annually agree to the University’s conflict of interest policy. The University also provided coaches with additional conflict of interest training following its announcement of the investigation into Brand.
“A conflict of interest exists when individual commitment to the University may be compromised by personal benefit,†an Athletics income disclosure form reads. “Employees are expected to avoid situations or activities that could interfere with their unencumbered exercise of judgment in the best interests of Harvard University.†-
It is interesting to compare this with Penn's situation with Allen.
Harvard had an independent investigation of this sale, the investigation did not take that long (3 or 4 months?) and its coaches agree, annually to the University's conflict of interest policy.
From the DP's reporting, Penn hired an outside expert to oversee an internal investigation. I think that this is different from an independent investigation.
Allen was removed from the Penn Hall of Fame, but the results of the investigation have not been released and it has almost been a year since it began.
Penn may have its coaches go through a yearly conflict of interest training, as well, but I don't think the AD or her spokesmen have mentioned this.
https://www.thedp.com/article/2019/02/penn- athleti...
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