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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 and at other times, abdicating their guardian role by succumbing to significant internal pressures that allow the athletics enterprise to control institutional academic processes. Each of the speakers have been … Read more
Currently, athletic programs are allowed to consume as much as a full-time job’s worth of student athletes’ time. How can students pursue a meaningful education under such extreme time commitments outside of academics? To ensure the academic and future success of college athletes, constraints must be placed on sport time commitments. Watch our video to … Read more
College athletes are denied a meaningful education. When required to make sports their primary focus, they miss out on pursuing certain classes, majors, internships, and other opportunities critical to future success. Learn more about the issue by watching The Drake Group leaders explain the issue.
Prior to her retirement in January 2022, Michele Roberts had since 2014 served as the Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association [“NBPA”]. In that role she was tasked with working on behalf of NBA players to ensure their rights are protected and they were fairly compensated for the value they bring to the sport … Read more
