In this Raleigh News & Observer article about the new federal tax law that eliminates the tax-exempt status of contributions provided to intercollegiate sports programs for athletics tickets, Amy Perko, chief executive officer of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, is quoted: “It’s surprising how this has been somewhat under the radar, and it could…
As a result of a Knight Commission request in 2017, the NCAA changed its annual financial report to require separate reporting for bonuses paid to college football coaches for postseason appearances and wins. The data disclosed following this change was made available for the first time with the FY2018 reports. The change is meant to…
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics said today that recent college sports scandals have threatened not only the integrity of intercollegiate athletics but raised basic questions about the NCAA’s ability to prevent abuses, protect the rights of athletes and clean up corruption. At today’s fall meeting, NCAA President Mark Emmert told the Knight Commission, “We cannot go into the next basketball season without seeing fundamental change in the way college basketball is operating.”
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In an effort to strengthen financial transparency, the Knight Commission produces information to describe the financial landscape of Division I college sports. Click on each link below for graphs on: Where the Money Comes From and Where the Money Goes for Division I college sports public institutions Where the Money Comes From and Where the…
Diverse Issues in Higher Education published a story May 1 about the Knight Commission’s work to improve diversity in college sports leadership. The story focused on discussions at the Commission’s May 1 meeting in Washington on whether college sports should adopt a version of the “Rooney Rule,” the NFL policy that requires teams to interview minority…
Inside Higher Ed posted a story May 2 on the Knight Commission’s challenge to the College Football Playoff to promote player health and player safety, and increase diversity in college sports leadership. The story summarized the Commission’s recommendations to reallocate money for these causes, made at the Commission’s May 1 meeting in Washington. It quoted…
The Washington Post published an article on the NCAA’s diversity initiatives discussed at the May 1 meeting of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. The article focused on the NCAA’s recent voluntary “Pledge and Commitment to Promoting Diversity and Gender Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics,” and noted that 30 percent of NCAA member institutions had yet…