An analysis by USA Today found that spending on major college athletics programs in 2010 increased by more than $470 million over the year before. The analysis stated the concern that many colleges increased spending on athletics even while they struggled with funding reductions during tough economic times. USA Today used open-records requests of 218…
In a press release from the NCAA, its most recent annual report found a widening financial gap in Division I between institutions with self-sufficient athletics programs and institutions which rely on subsidies to balance their athletics budgets. The NCAA stated that generated revenues exceeded expenses for athletics programs at 22 institutions. The report found the…
Below, please find editorials from the release of Restoring the Balance: Dollars, Values and the Future of College Sports on June 17, 2010 and other editorials surrounding the work of the Knight Commission through May 20, 2011. Download a PDF of the media editorials by clicking here. Editorials: Houston Chronicle- Court time v. class time…
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics is requesting proposals for grants to support research on intercollegiate athletics policy. The program is intended to enhance the Commission’s long-standing legacy of recommending policy changes to improve the management and integrity of big-time college athletics by bringing new voices into the conversation about how to ensure that athletics…
USA Today reported on the full reinstatement of four sports at the University of California at Berkeley (UC) after fans and alumni raised enough money to save them. Last September, UC announced it would discontinue baseball, men’s and women’s gymnastics and women’s lacrosse and drop rugby from varsity to club status. A little more than…
The Birmingham News published a pair of articles relating to NCAA proposals that would give schools more freedom to use images of athletes for commercial purposes. According to the NCAA, the proposals were made to change outdated rules and create more sponsorship revenue. Currently, the NCAA does not allow companies from using an athlete’s name,…
The Brown Daily Herald published a series investigating the spending for intercollegiate athletics at Brown University with respect to other Ivy League institutions. A committee composed of administrators, two coaches, two student athletes and a faculty member were charged with cutting the already-limited athletics department budget. In May, the committee will inform President Ruth Simmons…
An editorial published by the Houston Chronicle endorsed many of the Knight Commission’s recommendations issued in the Restoring the Balance report, and also cited the recent concerns expressed by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about the poor academic performances by many men’s basketball teams. The editorial was published on Sunday, April 3, 2011, during…
1. Arne Duncan Washington Post Opinion On March 17, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced his support for two Knight Commission recommendations designed to reward teams that make academics a priority: requiring teams to be on track to graduate 50 percent of their players to be eligible for postseason play and providing financial incentives…
KCBS-Radio in San Francisco interviewed Amy Perko, Executive Director of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, about the Knight Commission’s March 2011 analysis. The analysis provided data to support the Commission’s call for the NCAA to reward Division I men’s basketball teams for postseason performance only if they meet minimum academic benchmarks. Access the interview…