WEBINAR #45 – Improving Graduation Rates of Division I Basketball and Football Players – Whose Responsibility and What Strategies Work?

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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 football players. This research demonstrates that there are characteristics among college athletes that institutions continue to fail to acknowledge. Also, the research demonstrates that there are institutional best practices that … Read more

2025 Student Journalism Prize Applications Now Being Accepted

Mark Hyman, Chair of Selection Committee for The Drake Group Education Fund 2025 Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting on Intercollegiate Athletics announced the application deadline and timetable for the announcement of this year’s winners. “There has never been a time when investigative journalism focused on college sports has been more needed. Student journalists have an important … 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 issues that the Drake Group addresses in its papers, these athletic departments created DEI offices staffed by professionals with expertise in college sports, academic excellence, and equity and inclusion. However, … 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 and revenue-sharing arrangements with the majority of these payments going to football and basketball players. These payments are poised to nearly double due to Title IX gender equity obligations, and … Read more

Education Fund Salutes Olympian, Advisory Council Member, Ashleigh Johnson

The Drake Group Education Fund (TDGEF) is thrilled to congratulate Advisory Council member Ashleigh Johnson on her remarkable achievement of representing the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. As a world-class athlete, Princeton graduate, and dedicated advocate for TDGEF, Ashleigh is an inspiration to us all. The extraordinary achievements of Ashleigh and other … Read more

Education Fund Releases Major Research Report: Improving Academic Outcomes in NCAA Division I Revenue Sports and HBCU Limited Resource Athletic Programs

A new report by The Drake Group Education Fund (TDGEF) highlights the low graduation rates of Division I football and basketball players, especially Black athletes at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). It urges universities to improve academic support for these athletes, who face pressure to succeed in both academics and sports. Julie Sommer, Executive Director of … 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 critical impact on college athletic programs. Speakers and panelists discussed college athletes’ well-being with a focus on hazing, bullying, coach misconduct, and the little-known fact that thousands of college athletes … 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 Athletics participate in a wide-ranging conversation about college sports and the role of investigative journalism. Student journalists from Northwestern University and Quinnipiac University, winners of this year’s sports journalism contest … 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. In response, in late 2023 Baker challenged NCAA member schools with a plan to create a new Division I tier in which schools would be required to pay a minimum … Read more