Below are communications sent June 19, 2018, from the Knight Commission to the NCAA, and its several working groups, for consideration as complimentary reforms to those advanced by the Commission on College Basketball. Cover Letter (PDF) Recommendations to the Commission on College Basketball (PDF) Knight Commission Roster (PDF)
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The Chronicle of Higher Education published an opinion by Knight Commission Co-Chairs Arne Duncan and Carol Cartwright on June 7, 2018 that called for a transformation of the NCAA’s governance structure to responsibly administer the “public trust” of college sports with objective and independent oversight. Calling for independent directors to be added to the Division I…
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Opinion from Knight Commission co-chairs Carol Cartwright and Arne Duncan posted on the blog of the Association of Governing Boards (AGB). Link here for the full post. “The recent scandal that shook college basketball, while deeply troubling, gives university presidents and institutional boards a unique leadership opportunity to restore public confidence in the oversight and…
May 14, 2018 The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling invalidating the federal ban on sports betting: “This decision could allow states to make their own decisions about how to handle gambling on college sports. The Knight Commission encourages states to prohibit wagering on amateur…
In an opinion published in USA Today, former US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, who chaired the Commission on College Basketball to recommend changes to NCAA Division I college basketball, referred to the May 7, 2018 meeting of the Knight Commission: “the Knight Commission updated their findings and expressed support for our Commission’s work –…
Group Seeks Reforms That Go Beyond Rice Commission Proposals for Basketball Photos available for public use, with credit to: Lisa Helfert/Knight Commission. Link here. Videos available: Overview of Commission on College Basketball proposals. Link here. Discussion of proposed changes to college basketball. Link here. Proposed changes to transfer rules. Link here. Press conference with Arne…
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics released the following statements in response to the report by the Commission on College Basketball chaired by Condoleezza Rice “We applaud the far-reaching reforms recommended by the Commission on College Basketball, which we will examine at the Knight Commission public meeting May 7 in Washington, D.C.,” said Knight Commission…
March 27, 2018 letter from Knight Commission co-chairs to Condoleeza Rice (pdf) November 9, 2017 letter to Condolezza Rice (pdf)