[2] [3][4] Woodward grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, and graduated from William H. Hall High School.
[6] During his time at Carthage he was able to create a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, while overseeing major revisions to the Honors Program.
[12][13] In 2022 the University of Hartford saw a decrease in donors from over 2200 to under 800 mostly funded by board of regents members under multiple donations to boost statistics.
The second alleged that the College discriminated against him on the basis of sex by failing to promptly and equitably respond to his complaint of sexual harassment during the Fall 2014 semester.
For example, the procedures do not provide an assurance that the College will take steps to prevent recurrence of harassment and to correct its discriminatory effects on a complainant and others, if appropriate.
Specifically, the grievance procedures also do not state that sexual assault complaints are not to be mediated even on a voluntary basis, do not notify the complainant of the right to proceed with a criminal investigation and a Title IX complaint simultaneously, do not prohibit conflicts of interest (real or perceived) by those handling the procedures, and do not specify that complainants will be informed at regular intervals of the status of the investigation.
The report concluded that the University of Hartford loses $13 million on athletics a year and should consider a move to Division III.
[21] In July 2021 Woodward and the Board of Regents were sued by current and former athletes as well as student managers.