Stanford Safeguarding Athlete Admissions Process

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In the wake of the recent admissions bribery scandal that has implicated several elite colleges, Stanford has added another layer to its admissions process for students applying to the university as athletes.

Under new measures announced jointly Thursday by Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne and university provost Persis Drell, an athletics department official will now "review and confirm" the athletic credentials for recruits in all 36 varsity men's and women's sports. Previously, only the coach was responsible for reviewing such credentials before passing them to the admissions office, according to The Stanford Daily.

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