Huggins will also meet with LGBTQ+ and mental health leaders from the school and state organizations.
Bob Huggins was making an appearance on radio host Bill Cunningham's show on a Cincinnati radio station on May 8. Huggins, a former basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati, was asked about the rivalry between that team and Xavier University. Huggins, who led the team between 1989 and 2005, used multiple slurs in his response. , West Virginia University called Huggins' comments"insensitive, offensive" and said they"do not represent our university values.
In a statement, school officials said that the incident"provides the opportunity for learning" and said they will"use this moment to educate how the casual use of inflammatory language and implicit bias affect our culture, our community and our health and well-being." "Through those conversations, we expect Coach Huggins, in accordance with these partners, to engage in additional opportunities to show support for the LGBTQ+ community," the school said.
The $1 million cut from Huggins' annual salary will be directed to supporting the LGBTQ+ Center, the Carruth Center and other state and national organizations with the same goals, West Virginia University said. Huggins will also make a substantial donation to Xavier University, a suggestion he made that WVU officials agreed with, the school said.
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