On Dec. 4, Fitzgerald and Mattox separately met with Houston and Poole on Zoom. During the meetings, neither was given a reason for her dismissal. In an email before the meeting, Houston wrote to Mattox that “request for records or internal documentation requires further conversation with our campus partners.”
Mattox expressed concern in her Dec. 9, 2025 email to Harrity that her dismissal was a form of “retaliation” due to her “advocacy for the team.” She forwarded her document to Harrity, doc