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Margaret R. Hunt

Margaret R. Hunt

Chair - Department of Women’s

Opinion

A Woolly Mammoth in the Room: Dubious Science, Athletics and Opportunism at Amherst College

Last week, in an article entitled “Elephants in the Room,” Professor Thomas Dumm accused the Amherst College Special Oversight Committee on Sexual Misconduct of having deliberately overlooked scientific evidence that students athletes were disproportionately likely to commit sexual assault. Professor Dumm speculated that a possible reason for the failure of

Margaret R. Hunt Feb 19, 2013 • 6 min read
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