The Drake Group Education Fund Webinar Series
Critical Issues in College Athletics
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- WEBINAR #48 – Confronting Division I Sports Subsidization and Financial Sustainability
As we watch the revolution in college sports that is taking place, it’s essential to focus on financial realities and be cognizant of the impact … Read more - WEBINAR #47: 2025 The Allen Sack National Symposium: Advancing Integrity in College Sport – April 10 at Howard University
Watch the complete proceedings of The Allen Sack National Symposium “The Pivot Point: College Athletics at a Crossroads.” Hosted by the Howard University Athletics Department, … Read more - WEBINAR #46 — Investigative College Sport Journalism: Where Art Thou?
The student reporters who took top prizes in the 2025 Drake Group Education Fund Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athletics share their reporting and … Read more - WEBINAR #45 – Improving Graduation Rates of Division I Basketball and Football Players – Whose Responsibility and What Strategies Work?
A stellar line-up of experts working with college athletes share research supported strategies for improving the current low graduation rates of Division I basketball and … Read more - Webinar #44 – Reported Increases in College Athlete Suicide and Other Mental Health Risks
A distinguished panel of experts examines crucial aspects of college athlete mental health and answers the following critical questions: •At what juncture do the pressures … Read more - WEBINAR #43 Political Assaults on DEI Programs: Implications for College Athletics
In recent years, college athletics programs have developed formalized internal structures designed to address problems related to equity in college sports. Responding to data and … Read more - Webinar #41 How will the Evolving Landscape of College Athletics Affect the USA Olympic Sports Development System?
The House/Hubbard/Carter v NCAA settlement has raised concerns among many that colleges and universities could soon pay athletes directly, particularly in revenue-generating sports, through NIL … Read more - Webinar #40 NCAA v. House-Carter-Hubbard Proposed Settlement: The Current Legal Landscape
An exceptional line-up of attorneys, sport journalists, and academic experts take a deep dive into the impacts of the blockbuster NCAA vs. House-Hubbard-Carter antitrust lawsuits. … Read more - WEBINAR #39 Women in College Coaching and Administration – The Double Standard
A stellar line-up of attorneys, coaches, and academic experts discussed the subtle and not so subtle ways in which a double standard is applied to … Read more - Webinars #35, #36, #37, #38 – Every Session of The Sack National Symposium on April 18 from Howard University
The purpose of the 2024 Allen Sack National Symposium on April 18 at Howard University in Washington, DC was to address national issues having a … Read more - WEBINAR #34 What is the Role of the Press in Covering College Sports?
Student reporters and accomplished sports journalists who were judges in this year’s The Drake Group Education Fund Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate … Read more - Webinar #33 – The College Athlete: Match Fixer, Gambling Addict, or Victim?
On the eve of March Madness, one of the biggest sports gambling days of the year, a former NBA referee and an attorney who were … Read more - Webinar #32 – Conference Realignment – What Does It Mean?
Another historic phase of college football conference realignment occurred in 2023. The Big 12, Big Ten, and Atlantic Coast Conference all embarked on another round … Read more - Webinar #31: Does Baker’s Proposal Invite the Power 4 to Leave the NCAA and What Might Happen If It Does?
NCAA President Charlie Baker took office in March 2023, and inherited several significant lawsuits regarding pay-to-play, name, image, and likeness, and health and safety issues. … Read more - WEBINAR #30: NIL Education: Are Collegiate Athletics Departments Delivering?
In the third year of college athletes being allowed to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), many college athletes have taken advantage of … Read more - WEBINAR #29: Collegiate Athletics Reform Bills Being Considered by Congress
A stellar panel of Drake experts review college-athletics-related bills that have been filed or announced as “discussion drafts” in the 118th Congress (2023-2024) as of November … Read more - WEBINAR #28: What is the Cost of College Athlete Mental Health?
A stellar panel of experts will explore what it looks like to truly cover the mental health needs of college athletes by moving beyond opinion … Read more - WEBINAR #27: Coach Abuse of College Athletes — Is There a Solution?
Current and former coach, athletic administrator, and coach pedagogy experts will examine why too many college coaches continue to demonstrate behaviors that negatively impact the … Read more - WEBINAR #26: Sports Betting: What are the Risks for Intercollegiate Athletics?
The finances of college sports are in peril. Desperate for cash, college athletic departments are embracing sports betting. Many colleges have entered partnerships with sports … Read more - WEBINAR #25: 2023 Sack Symposium Proceedings – Session Four – “Are We Getting What We Paid For? Entertainment or Education?”
A panel of experts explores the economic drivers of college sports and how they affect athlete education. The NCAA’s Division I athletics enterprise generates $15.8 … Read more - WEBINAR #24: 2023 Sack Symposium Proceedings – Session Three – The Drake Group Education Fund National Awards Luncheon
The Drake Group Education Fund Chair, Michael Driscoll and The Drake Group Co-Founder and Director Emeritus Allen Sack present national awards. SEE RECORDING HERE … Read more - WEBINAR #23: 2023 Sack Symposium Proceedings – Session Two “Aspects of the College Athlete Environmnet That Negatively and Positively Contribute to Academic Outcomes”
A panel of experts address whether current academic and other support programs for college athletes are structured to achieve graduation success. What constitutes a meaningful … Read more - WEBINAR #22: 2023 Sack Symposium Proceedings – Session One “Who is the College Athlete Who Is Not Graduating?”
A panel of former college athletes examines the reality of the athletics experience and reflects on the graduation statistics, demographics, and causative factors of college … Read more - WEBINAR 21 – Are Institutions Being Held Accountable for Delivering on the Promise of a Meaningful Education?
Are college athletes truly being provided with the education they were promised? How is that education being measured? Are there differences in the academic advising … Read more - 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 … Read more - 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 … Read more - 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. … Read more - 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 … Read more - Webinar #16 – College Athletics Reform — Where Are the Faculty?
Panelists examine the inconsistent performance of college faculty, sometimes successfully acting as guardians of academic integrity and tamping down on academic fraud in intercollegiate athletics … Read more - Webinar #15 – Critical Issues for Athletic Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Panelists explored those issues in intercollegiate athletics that are most significant for athletics programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Topics, among others, included … Read more - Webinar #14: 2022 Sack Symposium Proceedings: Session 3: Name, Image, and Likeness — Chaos or Opportunity?
Given the 2021-22 recruiting chaos created by differing state laws, lack of NCAA enforcement of inducement and extra benefit controls, and the call for common … Read more - Webinar #13: 2022 Sack Symposium Proceedings: The Drake Group National Awards “A Vision for the Future”
Included in this program are the presentations of national awards to Sedona Prince, University of Oregon basketball player and journalism students who have excelled in … Read more - Webinar #12: 2022 Sack Symposium Proceedings: Session 2: Mandating A College Athletes Bill of Rights
How can Congress address the economic and educational exploitation of college athletes: lack of adequate long- and short-term insurance and medical expense coverage for athletics injuries, … Read more - Webinar #11: 2022 Sack Symposium Proceedings: Session 1: Giving College Athletes the Right to Unionize
Is it possible for Congress to give college athletes the right to unionize under the National Labor Relations Act in order to create a better … Read more - Webinar #10 – College Athletes Freedom of Speech and Expression – or the Lack Thereof
Panelists explore how rights of free speech operate in the context of intercollegiate athletics including speech used abusively by athletes, athletes protesting abuse by coaches, … Read more - Webinar #9 – Lack of Accountability for Athlete Abuse in College Athletics
Over the last few decades, reported stories of athlete abuse in college athletics have become more frequent and more egregious. Incidents of abuse – including … Read more - Webinar #8 – The Disintegration of the NCAA
Following decades of enormous legal fees challenging rules restraining college athlete employment, facing hundreds of concussion-related lawsuits, and then suffering an adverse June 2022 Alston … Read more - Webinar #7 – Racial Exploitation in College Sports
Intercollegiate athletics, especially at its highest levels, exploits people of color. Panelists examine the many ways that Black and brown college athletes are used for … Read more - Webinar #6 – Fixing the Failed Collegiate Athletics Governance Structure
The NCAA has been frozen with indecision since the June U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting its “amateur status” rules. Fearful of legal responsibility, the organization is … Read more - WEBINAR #5 – Title IX and the NIL Marketplace: Subterfuge or Opportunity?
The Drake Group brings together Title IX experts and an NCAA D-I conference commissioner to discuss the new reality of the college athlete name, image, … Read more - WEBINAR #4: The Transgender Athlete in Girls and Women’s Sports
Following each Drake “Critical Issues in Collegiate Athletics” webinar, Drake publishes answers to all the questions that the webinar audience raised that, due to time … Read more - Webinar #3 – THE SILENT STRUGGLE: Experts Speak on College Athletes’ Mental Health (September 30, 2021)
Clinicians and administrators currently working at major universities speak on college athletes mental health issues, differences related to race and gender, personnel needs not being … Read more - Webinar #2 – MILLIONAIRES OR MINIMUM WAGE? College Athletes Speak on Athlete Compensation (August 26, 2021)
Current and former college athletes answer questions on the new name, image, likeness rules allowing athletes to make money while retaining their eligibility to participate … Read more - Webinar #1 – The Brave New World of College Athletes Compensation: The Experts Speak (August 19, 2021)
National experts answer questions on the new name, image, likeness rules allowing athletes to make money while retaining their eligibility to participate in intercollegiate athletics. … Read more