In an email from Brown President Christina H. Paxton to alumni:
The email subject is "Excellence initiative to reshape athletics at Brown" and the whole email is long (I will paste it in if people are interested). A key justification is:
Here is the release.
https://brownbears.com/news/2020/5/28/general-new-initiative-to-reshape-improve-competitiveness-in-brown-varsity-and-club-athletics.aspx