April 7, 2000

Professors' Group Seeks to Reform College Sports

By ERIK LORDS

A group of two dozen professors from around the United States has called on colleges to eliminate athletics scholarships, publicly disclose significant information about the classroom performance of sports teams, and put the faculty in charge of academic counseling for athletes.

At a meeting in Des Moines last month, the National Alliance for Collegiate Athletic Reform adopted an ambitious platform designed "to restore academic integrity, to fulfill our

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