National Champion Russell Dinkins, Who Called For Brown To Reinstate Varsity Men’s Track Programs, Reacts to University’s Decision

When Brown University announced cuts for eleven varsity programs including all men’s track programs while simultaneously confronting racial injustice, Russell Dinkins, a national champion track athlete at Princeton, wrote “Brown University, If You Were Actually Serious About Racial Justice You Would Not Be Cutting the Men’s Track Team.” 

Tuesday, Brown announced that men’s track & field and cross country would remain varsity programs through a letter from school president Christina Paxson. 

ABC6 Sports reporter Ian Steele spoke to Dinkins about the change his column helped spark, and the next steps he plans to take.