{"id":2589016,"date":"2026-04-09T17:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-athletics-scandal-admin-allegedly-forced-official-to-retire-to-make-room-for-top-hires-lesbian-lover\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:19:38","slug":"yale-athletics-scandal-admin-allegedly-forced-official-to-retire-to-make-room-for-top-hires-lesbian-lover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-athletics-scandal-admin-allegedly-forced-official-to-retire-to-make-room-for-top-hires-lesbian-lover\/","title":{"rendered":"Yale Athletics Scandal: Admin Allegedly Forced Official to Retire to Make Room for Top Hire&#8217;s Lesbian Lover"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyale-athletics-scandal-admin-allegedly-forced-official-to-retire-to-make-room-for-top-hires-lesbian-lover%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2589016&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Fox News report alleges that Yale\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-colleges-embracing-neo-segregation-in-the-name-of-inclusion\/\" title=\"5 Colleges Embracing Neo...Segregation In The Name Of \u2018Inclusion\u2018\">athletic department<\/a> moved to remove a veteran administrator to hire Mary Berdo, who was later appointed Deputy Director of Athletics under Victoria Chun, and that Berdo had a romantic relationship with Ann-marie Guglieri, the Executive Deputy Director\/COO of Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The report says Guglieri and Berdo bought a house in Milford,Connecticut in 2018,before Berdo was hired by Yale in 2019,and that unnamed Yale employees acknowledged the romantic relationship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It claims the trio had previously worked together at Colgate University, and that a former Yale administrator was pushed out to create an opening for Berdo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article describes a 2018 voluntary retirement package for a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >senior associate athletic director<\/a>,followed soon after by Berdo\u2019s hiring,with a former employee saying the retiree \u201chad no choice\u201d but to accept.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former Yale figures,including former men\u2019s hockey coach keith Allain,corroborate some elements but did not comment further; Fox News says it sought comment from Guglieri,Berdo,and Chun but received no response.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece also references broader criticisms of the department\u2019s culture, including a claim from Allain that Chun created a toxic environment, a Yale athlete\u2019s reported departure over a \u201ctoxic culture,\u201d and a letter alleging fear and silencing of dissent within the athletic department.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yale&rsquo;s athletic department pushed out a veteran administrator as part of a plan that to hire a woman who was in a romantic relationship with another female administrator, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/yale-athletics-allegedly-pushed-administrator-retire-open-job-deputys-alleged-romantic-partner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Yale&rsquo;s Executive Deputy Director\/Chief Operating Officer of Athletics Ann-Marie Guglieri and Deputy Director of Athletics Mary Berdo bought a house in Milford, Connecticut, in 2018, prior to Berdo being hired by Yale in 2019 to serve under Athletic Director Victoria Chun.<\/p>\n<p>Fox reported that unnamed Yale employees said a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-judge-orders-hearing-on-fani-willis-misconduct-allegations\/\" title=\"Georgia judge schedules hearing for Fani Willis misconduct claims\">romantic relationship exists<\/a> between Guglieri and Berdo.<\/p>\n<p>The trio had all worked together before in the athletic department of Colgate University.<\/p>\n<p>The former employees said that a former Yale athletic department administrator was forced out so Berdo could have a job.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Although the relationship between Berdo and Guglieri does not break Yale&rsquo;s rules, a former Yale coach said it was &ldquo;totally unprofessional&rdquo; that two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liz-cheney-referred-for-criminal-investigation\/\" title=\"Liz Cheney Referred for Criminal Investigation\">department officials &#038;ldquo<\/a>;are in a relationship with each other.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two former Yale employees said the athletics department was not able to hire both women at once, which, Fox said, led to a plan to make room.<\/p>\n<p>Fox said it &ldquo;learned that a former athletics department administrator reluctantly accepted a voluntary retirement package, and then Berdo was hired shortly thereafter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The former senior associate athletic director was allegedly given &lsquo;no choice&rsquo; but to accept the voluntary retirement package in the fall of 2018, creating a vacancy in the department&rsquo;s front office prior to Berdo&rsquo;s hiring,&rdquo; Fox reported, citing a former Yale athletics employee it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A senior associate athletic director was called in in October of 2018 and was pressured to accept a retirement package, and this person had no choice but to take this retirement package and give 90-day notice, and just after the 90-day notice, Mary Berdo was hired,&rdquo; the former employee said.<\/p>\n<p>Former Yale men&rsquo;s hockey head coach Keith Allain said the account Fox related aligned with what he had been told, but did not comment further.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News said it sought comment from Guglieri, Berdo, and Chun but received no response.<\/p>\n<p>Allain recently alleged to Yale President Maurie McInnis that Chun has created a &ldquo;toxic environment&rdquo; for the university&rsquo;s sports teams.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Yale women&rsquo;s track and field athlete has told me she recently quit her team due to a &ldquo;toxic culture&rdquo; under AD Vicky Chun, as more dissent from within the athletic department leaks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1vTCmDYgE9\">https:\/\/t.co\/1vTCmDYgE9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jackson Thompson (@JackThompsonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackThompsonFOX\/status\/2038970780331954464?\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am writing to you at the urging of several head coaches in our Athletic Department. They told me that you were soliciting feedback from a few coaches regarding extending the contract of our athletic director, and are concerned, that with the culture of fear that permeates the athletic department, you will not receive candid feedback,&rdquo; Allain wrote before he left Yale.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vicky&rsquo;s singular talent is self-promotion and has created a toxic environment within the department where she is insulated by a cadre of administrators whose main task seems to be silencing any dissent,&rdquo; the letter continued.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The two women, who had previously lived in Milford, Connecticut, bought a house there in 2018, before Berdo was hired by Yale in 2019 to work under Athletic Director Victoria Chun. unnamed Yale staff said there was a romantic relationship between Guglieri and Berdo. The three had previously worked together at Colgate University.<\/p>\n<p>Former Yale employees claim a senior administrator was pressured or forced to retire so Berdo could be hired, though this did not violate Yale\u2019s rules. A former Yale coach called the situation \u201ctotally unprofessional\u201d because two department officials were in a relationship. Fox says the department could not hire both women at once and that a voluntary retirement created the vacancy for Berdo\u2019s hire; one former administrator reportedly accepted retirement in fall 2018, just before Berdo\u2019s hiring.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Allain, former Yale men\u2019s hockey head coach, said the account aligned with what he was told but did not comment further. Fox says it sought comment from Guglieri, Berdo, and Chun but received no reply. Allain later told Yale President Maurie McInnis that Chun had created a \u201ctoxic environment\u201d for Yale\u2019s sports teams, and a Yale track athlete said she quit due to a toxic culture under Chun. 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