News
October 25, 2011 - NCAA’s Mark Emmert supports Knight Commission efforts for tougher academic standards in athletics - Washington Post
October 5, 2011 - Best practices for academic integrity in athletics often not used - Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics
September 28, 2011 - Do college sports need to be saved? Minnesota Public Radio
August 17, 2011 - Students in the game - Raleigh News & Observer
August 16, 2011 - Morals, Values Sacrificed In University Settings – Catholicsports.net
August 15, 2011 - UNC's Friday scores with NCAA rule - Charlotte Obsever
August 12, 2011 - NCAA endorses higher academic minimums to compete in post-season - STLToday, SI.com, USA Today
August 11, 2011 - NCAA Adopts Long-Standing Knight Commission Proposal on Academic Threshold for Participation in Postseason Championships
May 20, 2011 - Media editorials on the work of the Knight Commission
April 3, 2011 - Court time v. class time: The NCAA needs to boost academics in big-time college sports - Houston Chronicle
March 25, 2011 - Media reports on Secretary Duncan’s support of Knight Commission recommendations to reward teams that make academics a priority
March 17, 2011 - What's missing from March Madness? Better academics - op-ed by Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education - Washington Post
March 17, 2011 - U.S. Secretary of Education Backs Knight Commission’s Call for Changing NCAA Basketball Tournament Eligibility Standards and Financial Rewards
January 6, 2011 - Football bowl season intrudes on the academic calendar for some BCS teams - Sports Illustrated
August 5, 2010 - NCAA releases Academic Progress Rate database for coaches, NCAA News
July 15, 2010 - NCAA academic progress benchmarks weakened over time, Inside Higher Ed
March 25, 2010 - Secretary Arne Duncan endorses Knight Commission recommendation of minimum graduation rates for postseason play, ESPN
March 17, 2010 - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan calls for minimum academic benchmarks for postseason participation - US Department of Education, Boston Globe, USA Today, ABC News
January 15, 2010 - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan reiterates need to penalize programs for academic failures - New York Times and NCAA News
November 18, 2009 - 79 percent of student-athletes graduate, but football, basketball, and baseball players lag behind - NCAA News and Chronicle of Higher Education
October 2, 2009 - Study shows increased DI spending on academics - NCAA News
July 9, 2009 - Athlete advisers fear new NCAA eligibility rules spur cheating - USA Today
April 22, 2009 - NCAA recognizes 767 Division I sports teams for top academic performance - NCAA News
March 21, 2009 - Graduation rates of black and white athletes, Kansas City Star and Miller-McCune Magazine
March 16, 2009 - Graduation Rates and APR scores for NCAA men's basketball tournament teams - The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport
January 17, 2009 - NCAA to compile academic progress rates for coaches, NCAA News and USA Today
January 15, 2009 - Emphasis in academic values leads to academic success, NCAA News
December 29, 2008 - Major college athletes score low on SAT scores, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
November 19, 2008 - Do College Athletes Cluster Into Less Rigorous Majors? USA Today and Inside Higher Ed
November 18, 2008 - You could consider football a full-time job, USA Today
October 15, 2008 - Graduation rates for athletes reach record level of 79%, USA Today
September 16, 2008 - NCAA penalties and self-monitoring practices called into question, Indianapolis Star
July 22, 2008 - The Higher Ed Watch Blog Calls for More Budget Transparency, New America Foundation
July 15, 2008 - The relationship between academic policies and APR calculations, Inside Higher Ed
July 1, 2008 - Academic penalties on Division I sport teams examined by USA Today
May 27, 2008 - Knight Commission to meet June 17 to discuss academic reforms, penalties for major rules violations
May 8, 2008 - Controversy swells over offering athletic scholarships to eighth and ninth graders
May 6, 2008 - NCAA issues penalties and waivers for APR failures
April 28, 2008 - NCAA Basketball Academic Enhancement Group considers restructuring summers
April 28, 2008 - NCAA honors sport teams for academic progress
April 9, 2008 - COIA calls for closer monitoring of college athlete’s courses
March 21, 2008 - Graduation Rates and 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Teams
October 15, 2007 - Faculty Summit on Intercollegiate Athletics
