Black Ivy League in each of its institutions, including faculty holding endowed professorships, head athletic coaches, deans, and one president, Ruth Simmons (Dillard graduate) of Brown University. From 1967 to 1976, black enrollment in Ivy League colleges rose from 2.3% to 6.3%. In addition, Ivy League alumni who are African-American have formed the Black Ivy Alumni League, as well as separate black alumni groups for each individual university. The Black Ivy Alumni League notes that "over 50,000 alumni of African descent connected through our Ivy League experiences." African Americans who earned undergraduate degrees at Ivy League schools include President Barack Obama; his wife,
The Ivy League (band) departed in January 1966, with Lewis leaving about one year later. The duo then set up a production company called Sunny Records. Tony Burrows and Neil Landon replaced Carter and Lewis and the Ivy League released a couple of albums, "Sounds of the Ivy League" (1967) and "Tomorrow is Another Day" (1969). Several more singles followed, including the minor hits, "Willow Tree" and "My World Fell Down". A cover version of the latter song provided the U.S. band, Sagittarius, with a No.70 chart placing in the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1967. Success for the Ivy League in the United States