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Last week, the issue was discussed by a larger committee of athletic directors and other Ivy university officials. This committee’s recommendation will be forwarded on to the university presidents for a final decision.
The silence from Mass. Hall leaves open the possibility that the new president, who has publicly fretted about the state of academics at the College, could depart from Harvard’s traditional support for maintaining the highest possible level of athletic competitiveness in the Ivies.
Even Ivy League Executive Director Jeffrey Orleans, who holds that The Game of Life has not played a significant role in the debate over Ivy athletic recruiting, says most Ivy League policy makers have read the book or are at least familiar with it.
In the book, Bowen and Shulman question whether the pursuit of high-profile athletic programs has diverted many colleges from their academic missions.
Using a database compiled over the last 50 years from selective colleges, the authors conclude that athletes often underachieve academically and segregate themselves from the school community—thus contributing little to the community beyond their athletic talent.