New Athletics Director Erin McDermott on the State of Harvard Sports
The Crimson spoke to McDermott about taking on this role during the pandemic and what comes next for Harvard Athletics.
Photo by Kathryn S. Kuhar
By Ema R. Schumer, Crimson Staff Writer
On July 1, Erin McDermott became Harvard’s first female Director of Athletics.
Though McDermott oversees 42 Division I varsity teams in her new role, the department she has taken over is radically different from its former shape.
This past summer, the Ivy League canceled the fall sports seas…