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...have a tremendous offering of sports that are not historically favorable to people of color, perhaps because of access,” Roby says. “You’re already working off a pool that is really limited. How many kids of color are drawn to play field hockey, fencing, swimming and diving, lacrosse, tennis, and golf...
Projects to combat access to typically “white” sports—and not engaging in what fencing head coach Peter Brand deems ethnic “bean counting”—might be the initiative with the most positive, lasting impact...
...sports,” Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 and Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 write in a joint e-mail. “For example, the cost of equipment, special lessons and instruction, and access to regional and national traveling teams during the school year and the summer can be quite daunting...
...himself is in favor of instituting nothing more than a simple floor—such a prospect is not only contentious, but unlikely. Instead, two main avenues for improvement in diversity emerge. The first deals with the efforts and identity of the coach itself, and the second with minority access in the long-term...
First, it decided that its athletic program was “a point of pride” for the school, and that sports teams should both be representative and provide access to such a tradition. And, second, it felt that among the student-athletes themselves, learning how to “converse” across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines was not only desirable, but key to providing a truly multicultural education...