Wrongful Termination Alleged in Former Women’s Water Polo Coach’s Lawsuit Against Cal

By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Professor, Sport Management, Drexel University   In December of 2016, Richard Corso, the now former head women’s water polo coach at the University of California-Berkeley (UC-Berkeley or Cal), alleged that athletic department officials had acted to wrongfully terminate him and subjected him to age and gender discrimination. In the suit, Corso seeks $1.38 million in lost wages.   Background   At the time of Richard Corso’s resignation at UC-Berkel