College Sports Are Great
IdeasCollege Sports Are GreatThe accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of dancers, debaters, and oboists.By Geraldo L. CadavaIllustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic. Source: Michael Hickey / Getty.September 19, 2026, 8 AM ET ShareSave For a decade, I’ve been a member of a faculty committee that works closely with the athletics department at Northwestern University.
- ▪IdeasCollege Sports Are GreatThe accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of dancers, debaters, and oboists.By Geraldo L.
- ▪CadavaIllustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic.
- ▪Source: Michael Hickey / Getty.September 19, 2026, 8 AM ET ShareSave For a decade, I’ve been a member of a faculty committee that works closely with the athletics department at Northwestern University.
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IdeasCollege Sports Are GreatThe accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of dancers, debaters, and oboists.By Geraldo L. CadavaIllustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic. Source: Michael Hickey / Getty.September 19, 2026, 8 AM ET ShareSave For a decade, I’ve been a member of a faculty committee that works closely with the athletics department at Northwestern University. A fellow professor once complained to me about the special admissions considerations that athletes receive, arguing that we could admit more oboists if athletes didn’t get so many spots. At the time, the university was being sued as part of athletics-department scandals involving sexual harassment and hazing.
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