July 8, 2005
The Role of Sports in Small-College Life
Mellon Foundation project encourages colleges to 'integrate' athletes with other students
John A. Fry did not take long to get people at Franklin & Marshall College riled up about sports.
In 2002, six months into his tenure as president, Mr. Fry published a 30-page white paper with his assessment of the college's strengths and weaknesses. By far the most controversial point was his observation that some faculty members and administrators considered sports superfluous to
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