Criteria and Implementation Resources 2025 C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Application (application is now closed) Implementation Resources for DI Conferences – updated June 2025 PDF for DI conferences that distribute less than $100 million PDF for DI conferences that distribute more than $100 million C.A.R.E. Model FAQ What it Means to Be a C.A.R.E. Champion C.A.R.E.…
Statement on NCAA Women’s Basketball March Madness Performance Incentives Amy Privette Perko, CEO, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics The Knight Commission commends the NCAA Division I membership for voting unanimously to begin awarding financial incentives for women’s basketball team appearances and victories in the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament. The historic vote is both welcome…
Overlooked & Changing Realities: What You Need to Know About the House Settlement Panel Discussion and Q&A The January 15, 2025, session clarified common misperceptions of the key legal, financial, and operational issues related to implementing the House v. NCAA settlement. Topics included some of the most misunderstood impacts, unresolved issues, financial implications, and essential…
December 9, 2024 – The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics announced the Big Sky Conference as an inaugural C.A.R.E. Champion following the league’s adoption and implementation of all requirements to receive the distinction. A C.A.R.E. Champion Connects Athletics Revenues with the Educational mission of college sports by prioritizing college athletes’ education, health, safety, well-being, equity, and opportunity in financial incentives and…
In the September/October 2024 edition of AGB’s Trusteeship magazine, CEO Amy Privette Perko is asked: “What Do Boards Need to Know About Changes in College Athletics?” The interview covers the proposed terms of the House v. NCAA settlement and the differing potential impacts across Division I institutions that university trustees should understand. Read the full…
Higher education expert Karen Weaver featured panelists’ insights from the Knight Commission’s Fall 2024 meeting in her Forbes piece that uncovers “the sobering reality” of the hard decisions that must be made by university administrators given the proposed terms of the House v. NCAA settlement and separate athlete employment litigation. The article examines Title IX…
Meeting resources and materials: C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grants and C.A.R.E. Champions press release Session summaries and panelist bios Video recording: Session 1: “Impact of proposed House settlement and college athlete-employment cases, including a discussion of Title IX” NOTE: This session was held on September 18, 2024, and the discussion was focused on the proposed House v.…
Click on each photo to enlarge. C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grant Recipients and C.A.R.E. Champions Press Conference Knight Commission Co-Chairs Pam Bernard (far left) and Len Elmore (far right) with Michael Cross of The Southern Conference and Travis Tellitocci of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, recogized as C.A.R.E. Champion conferences. Knight Commission Co-Chairs Pam Bernard (far…
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and The Southern Conference achieve C.A.R.E. Champion distinction for full implementation of C.A.R.E. Model principles Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and The Southern Conference lead on gender equitable performance incentives Three Division I Conferences awarded Knight Commission C.A.R.E. Model Grants for their commitment to educational values and financial responsibility in college athletics…
A Knight Commission C.A.R.E. Champion is a designation that can be earned by a Division I athletics conference when it fully implements all the C.A.R.E. Model requirements, which prioritize the education and well-being of college athletes while integrating education-based principles in financial incentives and athletics spending. The C.A.R.E. Model (Connecting Athletics Revenues with the…