The former athletic Director of Kean University, who claimed he was fired as retribution for reporting fund-raising violations, settled his Union County whistle-blower suit for $1.8 million in Hedden v. Kean University.
The Union, N.J., university terminated Glenn Hedden in May 2011 purportedly for failure to supervise the women’s basketball program, which raised funds for a team trip to Spain in August 2010. The trip was offered as a credited history course and made available only to current and former basketball players—violating National Collegiate Athletic Association rules against player compensation, according to court documents.
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