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