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NCAA Chief to Seek Accrediting System for College Sports.
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
The executive director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association will ask colleges to consider implementing a system of accreditation for the association members' sports programs, a major departure from past association practice. The move comes among mounting public skepticism about the integrity of big-time college sports. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), College Athletics
Congressional Panel Hears Conflicting Testimony about the Troubles of Big-Time College Sports.
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
The House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard testimony about both the positive aspects of intercollegiate sports and overcommercialization and corruption. The information gave legislators little sense of the federal government's role in overseeing college sports. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Athletics, Competition, Eligibility
600 Enrolled but Failed to Meet NCAA Academic Standards, Study Finds.
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
At least 600 athletes failing to meet minimum academic standards to compete in college sports as freshmen are enrolled in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I institutions. The second annual NCAA survey shows that this year, as last, a high percentage are Black. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletes, Black Students, College Athletics
Mood of Reform Dominates NCAA Meeting; Presidents' Group "Sets a Whole New Agenda." Mood of Reform.
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Both the mood and the actions at a recent meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association affirmed that reform, in terms of containing costs and restoring the balance between academics and athletics, is a firmly established trend in college sports. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, College Athletics, College Presidents
Stanford's Mix of Big-Time Sports and Top Academics Is Costly and Lonely.
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Stanford University's unique combination of high academic standards and successful, broad-based intercollegiate athletics provides a model for other institutions, and it is working hard to continue to attract smart, talented athletes. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletes, Athletic Coaches, College Athletics
U. of Iowa Chief Sparks a Firestorm with Challenge to NCAA to Bar Freshmen from Sports within Three Years.
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
The University of Iowa's president has vowed to bar freshmen from intercollegiate sports even if the National Collegiate Athletic Association does not agree. The move is intended as a leadership stand, to allow freshmen to get an academic foothold before entering competition. The football coach and the governor disagree. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, Athletic Coaches, College Athletics
Small College Sports-Governing Body Weighs New Academic Rules and "Accrediting" System.
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the sports-governing body for over 500 small colleges and universities, will weigh a series of major alterations in rules and procedures concerning standards for freshman athletes, separate competition divisions in all sports, an accreditation system for monitoring academic standards,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Athletes, Behavior Standards