The Drake Group Education Fund: Realizing The Promise Of College Athletics
ANNOUNCING THE 2023 ALLEN SACK NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
The purpose of the 2023 Allen Sack National Symposium is to address the causes of poor graduation rates among college athletes in revenue sports. Speakers will focus on male and female scholarship athletes who are participating in football and basketball at the highest competitive levels of the NCAA – athletes who are majority minority and whose […]
Watch the April 18 Sack Symposium LIVE!!! – Realizing the Promise of Graduation
Find out all the program details here, including all award winners and panelists. Register for one or more of the four sessions of the Symposium – to fit your schedule. Registration links are within this document. REGISTER/SEE PROGRAM DETAILS
WEBINAR 20 – Name, Image, and Likeness 1.5 Years Out -What Have We Learned and Potential Pathways Forward
A stellar line up of expert panelists discussed the burgeoning NIL industry and its impact on intercollegiate athletics in America. Topics include the growth of “booster NIL collectives, protection of college athletes from unethical agents, and whether universities are educating athletes on financial literacy and IRS obligations. Significant Title IX and other gender equity issues […]
WEBINAR 19 – The Future of the NCAA — Transformation or Preservation of the Status Quo
Panelists discussed whether the NCAA Division I Transformation Committee’s proposed changes that are the next steps in shifting governance away from a centralized organization to the respective competitive divisions will result in a different and transformative reality or a continuation to the Division I commercial sport model — a quest for the proverbial “golden ring.” […]
WEBINAR 18 – Students, Employees or Both? Is There An Alternative Educational Model for College Sport?
As calls for college athlete compensation and unionization heat up, our stellar panelists offer their thoughts on how to defend the education model “student” priority. They discuss the pros and cons of the solutions being discussed in the courts, Congress and athletics administrators. Find out whether they believe there may be a new social contract […]
WEBINAR #17 – BRAIN TRAUMA – Are We Doing Enough to Protect College Athletes?
Thanks to science, we know far more now than years ago about the devastating effects concussions and sub concussive head impacts can have on the human brain. Helmets have changed, some sport rules have changed, but human physiology hasn’t. The brain smashing against the skull can cause lifelong damage. For the college athlete who tears […]