Former Yale coaches speak out against athletic director to student newspaper

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Disgruntlement continues to leak out of the Yale athletic department.

Yale University's student newspaper, The Yale Daily News, reported that eight former university coaches and athletic staff members "backed" the complaints shared in a letter from former Yale hockey coach Keith Allain to President Maurie McInnis.

The letter, which was first reported by Fox News Digital on March 23, alleged Yale athletic director Vicky Chun fostered a "toxic environment."

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Coach Keith Allain of the Yale Bulldogs stands behind the bench during a game against the Boston University Terriers at Agganis Arena in Boston, Mass., on Dec. 13, 2016. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)

"Vicky Chun is the absolute worst leader I have ever been around in my life. She is dishonest, self centered and inaccessible. Vicky’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," Allain's letter read.

The Yale Daily News reported that eight of 12 anonymous former coaches and staffers interviewed agreed with Allain that Chun has created a "culture of fear."

McInnis told the student newspaper that "many people" have sent letters about Chun as the university considers whether to renew her contract.

The status of Chun's contract renewal has become a topic of uncertainty after a Fox News Digital investigative series into Yale's athletic department under her leadership. Yale has not responded