Utah announces 'listening session' after ESPN documentary airs

The University of Utah plans to hold a series of «listening sessions» about the 2018 murder of student-athlete Lauren McCluskey in response to ESPN's upcoming documentary, «LISTEN,» the school announced Friday.

The documentary examines the institutional failures that led to McCluskey's death.

«Being transparent and accountable is the only way forward,» university President Taylor Randall said in a statement Friday. «We have learned from that tragic event and are applying those hard-earned lessons in an effort to continuously improve and set a national standard for safety practices at a public university.»

«LISTEN,» an ESPN original documentary, will debut at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 28, on ESPN+ and ESPN+on Hulu. The investigation also will be the focus of a two-hour report, anchored by David Muir, on ABC's 20/20 at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31.

McCluskey, a member of the school's track and field team, was shot and killed in 2018 by a man she had briefly dated, Melvin Shawn Rowland, who had lied about his identity. After McCluskey discovered he was a convicted sex offender, she broke up with him and repeatedly sought help from campus police as he stalked and harassed her. Investigations by the state and the school revealed a number of failures by campus police and housing officials.

ESPN investigated the circumstances of McCluskey's death for four years and will share findings in multiple ways next week. «LISTEN» will premiere at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN+ and ESPN+ on Hulu, and an accompanying written story will post on the ESPN app and website earlier in the day. ABC's «20/20» also will cover McCluskey's death in its two-hour program at 9 p.m. March 31.

The school did not provide any officials for an on-camera or