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The Drake Group Education Fund Inc. (TDGEF), is a national nonprofit organization operating through a fiscal sponsorship with Players Philanthropy Fund, a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions TDGEF are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The Drake Group Education Fund's mission is to ensure that the promise of college athletics is realized for all stakeholders. TDGEF produces The Allen Sack National Symposium on Integrity in College Sports and the Critical Issues in College Sports Webinar Series, conducts fact-based research on intercollegiate athletics and develops position papers and other educational materials that influence public discourse on current issues and controversies in college sport. Copyright: CC BY-NC-ND

	2026 Sack Symposium- Attend and Support The purpose of the 2026 Allen Sack National Symposium is to examine the new landscape of college athletics in the wake of House v. NCAA, exploring the evolving relationship between education, athlete compensation, and the commercialization of college sports within the framework of the NCAA. The Symposium will provide a comprehensive examination of the post-settlement era, including the implementation of direct revenue sharing, debates over athlete employment status and unionization, governance challenges in an increasingly deregulated environment, and the emergence of potential “super-league” models. The Symposium will also feature a “fireside chat” with Cody Campbell on the future of college athletics. A central feature of the program will highlight the voices of current and recent college athletes, offering a frontline perspective on how the settlement is reshaping daily life in locker rooms, team dynamics, and competitive opportunities, and whether the promise of reform has produced new and unforeseen challenges across collegiate athletics.
	Sponsor a Student! Conferences are important professional development activities for students that they typically cannot afford. They get to hear and meet members of the national sports and higher education media, leaders and key influencers from national sports governance organizations, and higher education organizations working in their chosen career field. Thanks to our donors and sponsors, up to one hundred sports management, sports law, and other currently enrolled students in sports-related majors from colleges and universities within 60 miles of Washington D.C. (with preference given to students from HBCUs and other low-resourced institutions) will attend at no charge. They are the future leaders who will ensure that college athletics is a safe and rewarding experience, free from race and sex discrimination, and delivering on the promise of receiving a meaningful education.
	Apply for Free Student Ticket! Hear and meet members of the national sports and higher education media, leaders and key influencers from national sports governance organizations, and higher education organizations working in their chosen career field. Thanks to our donors and sponsors, up to one hundred sports management, sports law, and other currently enrolled students in sports-related majors from colleges and universities within 60 miles of Washington D.C. (with preference given to students from HBCUs and other low-resourced institutions) will attend at no charge.
	*2025 Sack Symposium Program “The Pivot Point: College Athletics at a Crossroads.”* Recording and Resource Materials Speakers address the evolving landscape of college sports, the possibility of new academic models, athlete mental and physical health, how changing economics will impact diversity in coaching and administration, and the current state of Title IX.
	Meet Allen L. Sack, Ph.D. On May 19, 2022, The Allen Sack National Symposium – Advancing Integrity in College Sports, was named in honor of this former athlete, nationally recognized scholar, and activist leader whose professional life was devoted to protecting college athletes from educational and economic exploitation, sex and race discrimination, and physical and mental abuse.
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	2024 Sack Symposium Program, Recording and Resource Materials “The College Athlete: More than a Marketplace” Speakers address college athletes’ well-being with a focus on hazing, bullying, coach misconduct, food and shelter insecurity, depression, and other mental health issues. Also examined: wagering, match fixing, and gambling addiction risks in college sports, the precarious economic future of college athletics, and whether higher education will succeed in balancing commercialism and academic integrity.
	2023 Sack Symposium Program, Recording and Resource Materials “Realizing the Promise of Graduation” Speakers offer remedies to low graduation rates of male and female scholarship athletes participating in football and basketball at the highest competitive levels of the NCAA – athletes who are majority minority and whose sports annually generate $15.8 billion in annual revenues for their athletic programs.
	2022 Sack Symposium Program, Recording, and Resource Materials “Addressing the Most Challenging Issues in College Sport” The inaugural 2022 Sack National Symposium educated the public about Congressional legislative initiatives that could advance improved educational outcomes and the health and safety of college athletes while retaining all of the positive individual development effects and campus/community camaraderie we all love about intercollegiate athletics. Click on title to access all recorded sessions and educational materials utilized for the symposium.