Longtime members assume leadership WASHINGTON — The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics named R. Gerald Turner and Clifton R. Wharton Jr. co-chairmen yesterday. Wharton was a member of the Commission at its founding in 1989 and Turner joined in 1991. Both have been leaders in the effort to ensure that college athletics programs are conducted…
The focus of the summit was academic reform through the eyes of students and athletes. What standards should a college adopt to determine when commercialism in funding research or athletics is too much? Is it only dollars that matters in the search for knowledge? Intercollegiate athletics as a subset of academe also has values. The summit also investigated behavioral issues relating to students and athletes.
Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Public Opinion Poll Executive Summary January 2006 Americans are passionate about college sports. They believe athletes ought to be “normal” college students, facing the same standards in admissions and challenges in the classroom, according to a poll conducted last month for the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Enthusiasm about college…
Kareem McKenzie, Pennsylvania State U. graduate and current player, New York Giants (On the message he tries to give to high school players, particularly regarding steroid use) “It takes hard work. There are shortcuts. Don’t be stupid and don’t put yourself in a situation where you can harm yourself.” “None of that stuff matters now—how…
Knight Commission Summit participants Joanne Belknap, Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, University of Colorado Jemalle Cornelius, current student and football player, University of Florida Peter Roby, Director, Center for the Study of Sport in Society, Northeastern University Don McPherson, Executive Director, Sports Leadership Institute, Adelphi University Mike Aguirre, former Arizona State U. student and…
Knight Commission poll results urge NCAA to preserve academic integrity Indianapolis, Ind. — Nearly eight out of ten Americans say an athlete’s college experience should be about academics, not sports, according to a new poll conducted for the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics by Widmeyer Research and Polling of Washington, D.C.[1] While a majority of…
Commission continues its call for financial rewards to be tied to academic performance Graduation rates for many college football teams are still too low, according to members of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, and incentives for athletic rather than academic success continue to grow. With the release of the NCAA’s new Graduation Success…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics announced plans to host a Summit on the Collegiate Athlete Experience in January 2006 at George Washington University. The announcement was one of the highlights of a daylong Knight Commission meeting at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel. Academic issues, such as graduation rates, the NCAA’s certification system,…
What: Knight Commission meeting to review the academic performance of college athletes, reform efforts and the NCAA athletics certification program (agenda below) When: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, 8:45 – 12:45 p.m. (EST) Meeting Sessions, Pierce Room, Press Conference, 2:45 p.m., Douglas Room Where: The Willard InterContinental Washington, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Pierce and Douglas…
Veterans of sports, industry, and academe join commission Miami, Fla. – The Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics announced eight new members today, along with one former member returning to the panel. The new commissioners bring a broad array of experience and perspectives to the mission of reforming intercollegiate athletics. “The Knight Commission is moving…