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Since a request made in late January by the Council of Ivy Group Presidents—spearheaded by the presidents at Dartmouth, Columbia and Yale—athletic directors at all eight Ivy schools have been discussing a proposal to reduce the number of football recruits each school is allotted...
The specific proposal comes as part of a larger look at the role of athletics at Ivy schools, which may include reducing the overall percentage of students who enter as athletic recruits.
“There’s a strong concern to maintain the tradition, the Ivy League tradition of scholar-athletes and to agree together to maintain academic standards—not to sacrifice academic standards to the objectives of athletic recruitment,” Summers said.
During their annual meeting from May 13 to 16, the athletic directors will finalize a proposal that will be sent to the presidents, who will meet in June and make a final decision.
While there are no athletic scholarships in the Ivy League, students who are recruited for athletic teams can make up as much as 20 percent of an incoming class.