Post-Meeting Resources
- Press Release: Knight Commission Calls for Bolder Changes to NCAA Division I Governance
- Video Recording: Session 1: A Conversation with NCAA President Charlie Baker
- Video Recording: Session 2: The Future of Collegiate Olympic Sports in a New Era for Division I
- Photos available for media use here
- Session highlights, quotes, and media reports
Meeting Resources
- Session Summaries and Panelists’ Bios
- U.S. Olympic Team 2024 Collegiate Participation Highlights
- U.S. Paralympic Team 2024 Collegiate Participation Highlights
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics will hold its spring 2025 meeting at the Marriott Indianapolis Downtown in Indianapolis, Indiana. The meeting will include two panel sessions that are open to the public for observation. Information on each of the public sessions and a list of participating experts is below. Photographs available for media use and highlights from the meeting will be posted on this page following the event.
SESSION I: A Conversation with NCAA President Charlie Baker
Division I college sports is experiencing the most significant changes in its history. A discussion with NCAA President Charlie Baker will highlight key priorities for implementing a new Division I model with continued focus on college athlete success and well-being.
SESSION 2: The Future of Collegiate Olympic Sports in a New Era for Division I
Experts will discuss the current role of collegiate sports in the Olympic sports ecosystem and explore potential policy changes, different competitive structures, and/or new incentives to encourage universities to continue to offer broad-based sports opportunities. The session will also examine how changes to Division I scholarships and potential significant increases in direct athlete financial benefits in select sports might impact collegiate Olympic sports.
PANELISTS
- Bubba Cunningham, Board of Directors, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee; Director of Athletics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Jaime Gordon, CEO, American Volleyball Coaches Association
- Rocky Harris, Chief of Sport and Athlete Services, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Victoria Jackson, Sports Historian and Clinical Associate Professor of History, Arizona State University
- Max Siegel, CEO, USA Track & Field
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About the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
The Knight Commission, founded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in 1989, is an independent group that leads transformational change to prioritize college athletes’ education, health, safety, and success. The Commission has a legacy of influencing NCAA policies that have helped propel record-high graduation rates of Division I athletes. The Commission’s ongoing efforts focus on governance, equity, and financial reforms, as well as providing education on the changing landscape of college sports. For more, visit knightcommission.org.
About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots. We invest in journalism, in the arts and in the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers. Our goal is to foster informed and engaged communities, which we believe are essential for a healthy democracy. For more, visit knightfoundation.org.