Tipping the Athletic Scale

By WELCH SUGGS

Williams College struggles with athletics and admissions

To Morton O. Schapiro, the president of Williams College, it's simple: "If you're a really smart kid, and you're serious about athletics, you'd be nuts not to think about Williams."

As he speaks on a winter afternoon, 10 inches of snow blanket his postcard-cute campus tucked into the northwestern corner of Massachusetts. Students are trooping off to hockey, basketball, swimming, track, and wrestling

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Past Coverage

Swarthmore Kicks Football Out of the College - December 15, 2000
Ivies Impose Limits on Athletics; Williams College Report Urges an Emphasis on Academics - July 5, 2002
Faculty Study at Amherst Questions Academic Qualifications of Some Athletes - November 19, 1999
A Hard Year in College Sports - December 19, 2003
When Athletes Are Accused - April 19, 2002

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