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Faculties’ Contradictory Perspectives of Intercollegiate Athletics

Researchers Molly Harry and David Springer shed light on faculty members’ complex perceptions regarding intercollegiate athletics and broader conversations about athletics in universities across the country, particularly those in the NCAA’s upper echelon.

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Inside Athletic Academic Advising In FBS Programs

In the world of academic advising, what advantages do Power 5 and Group of 5 programs have over the rest of Division I?

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College Athletic Leaders (Still) Want Independent Football Oversight

Two years ago, ADU surveyed FBS leaders about their positions on recommendations about different models of FBS leadership. This survey is an update to that survey given the drastic industry change, complete with comments from key leaders.

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Have We Reached Peak Sport Sponsorship?

Baldwin Wallace College of Education and Health Science Dean Steve Dittmore, PhD, asks: is the changing nature of sports sponsorship since March 2020 is a reflection of the pandemic or it is just business as usual?

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College Athletics Must Do Its Part To Combat Antisemitism

It is difficult to understand how the college athletics industry has set an example for diversity, equity and inclusion, yet has so quickly shown nothing but silence to the Jewish co-workers and student-athletes within their campus communities that now fear for their own safety.

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Experts’ Roundtable: Maximizing Your Stadium And Arena Development

In the post-pandemic construction landscape, the commitment to embarking on a hefty stadium or arena renovation or new build has evolved. What do athletics leaders need to know before breaking ground on their next build? A panel of architects, general contractors and design specialists weigh in.

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Deciphering The Factors Influencing Athletic Conferences When Adding New Sports

Researchers from Colorado Mesa, Neumann University and Texas Tech University take a deep dive into the theme of Association Membership to attempt to decipher what makes a sport appealing to conferences and member institutions. What factors influence athletic conferences when adding new sports?

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Cutting Men’s Teams And Title IX: Where Does The Money Go?

Researchers Dr. Anne Marx of Loras College and Dr. Joel Cormier of Eastern Kentucky seek to understand what happened to the budget resources allocated to a men’s DI team when that team was cut. Are the resources reallocated to women's sports programs or men's basketball and football budgets?

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Athletics In The Higher Education Philanthropic Ecosystem

Research has shown that athletics can serve as a catalyst to increase enrollment, increase national exposure, and build stronger ties to alumni and the university community by providing numerous engagement opportunities.

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Experts’ Roundtable: Campus Design – A Competitive Asset In College Recruiting

The recruiting race has never been more complicated in college athletics and higher education in general. Athletic departments are dealing with recruits simultaneously weighing issues of competitive success, championship culture and world-class facilities, NIL options, academic support and more.

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Stories, Myths, and a New Model for College Sports, Part II

In Part II of a two-part series, University of Georgia Associate Professor Welch Suggs proposes a new model to make college sports transparent, efficient, and run for the benefit of athletes and universities alike.

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Stories, Myths, and a New Model for College Sports, Part I

In Part I of a two-part series, University of Georgia Associate Professor Welch Suggs breaks down the mythology that has grown up around American college athletics and how the NCAA has maintained it, including the reality of college sports shrouded by the NCAA’s story.