The NCAA's Commitment to Academic Standards

To the Editor:

I write in response to Gerald S. Gurney's article entitled "Stop Lowering the Bar for College Athletes" (The Chronicle, April 10).

Academic reform over the past 10 years has produced substantive and tangible changes on NCAA Division I campuses. Academic-reform initiatives have increased academic standards, generated immediate and innovative measurement standards, and addressed

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Past Coverage

Measuring Athletes' Academic Progress - May 13, 2005
Weaker NCAA Standards Won't Help Black Athletes - April 9, 1999
Stop Lowering the Bar for College Athletes - April 10, 2011
Have Relaxed Admissions Standards Helped Minority Athletes? - April 28, 2011
Athletes' Graduation Rates Set a Record - September 12, 2003

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