Lehigh President's Guest Post on Washington Post's 'College Inc.'

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<p>A great, must read article for prospective students providing insight on Ms. Gast’s educational ethos put into practice. </p>

<p>[Guest</a> post: Five things I learned from the football team](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/guest-post-five-things-i-learned-from-the-football-team/2011/12/05/gIQADz07VO_blog.html]Guest”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/guest-post-five-things-i-learned-from-the-football-team/2011/12/05/gIQADz07VO_blog.html):</p>

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College football can provide an invigorating diversion from the rigors of study. Or, it can be a blaring distraction. The recent meltdown at Penn State served as a historic case study in the latter: Allegations of child sexual abuse surfaced on a college football team so prominent that it took several days for the public to recognize that the scandal transcended the team.</p>

<p>Here, writing in defense of the gridiron, is Alice P. Gast, president of Lehigh University. She tells how even college presidents can learn something in the huddle…

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<p>Update: [Beating</a> Towson last week](<a href=“http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2011-12-03/lehigh-squeaks-past-towson]Beating”>http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2011-12-03/lehigh-squeaks-past-towson), Lehigh (11-1) goes up against North Dakota State (11-1) in the [FCS</a> Quarter finals](<a href=“http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/football/mountain_hawks_set_to_visit_ndsu_in_fcs_quarterfinals_saturday.aspx]FCS”>http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/football/mountain_hawks_set_to_visit_ndsu_in_fcs_quarterfinals_saturday.aspx) today. The article says it will be on ESPN3.</p>