Athletics
Dispute Over Athletes' Rights Challenges NCAA's Principles of Amateurism
A case heading into a critical hearing this week gets at the very nature of college sports and the NCAA's role in regulating it.
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Academic Ties With China Face New Scrutiny in Dispute Over Dissident
NYU's public disagreement with a prominent activist illustrates the tricky diplomacy of maintaining links with Beijing.
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Each Called by Name
Hundreds of stories, families, and hopes fill a stadium at one community college's commencement.
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Faculty Culture Is Fractured
Professors, connected yet isolated by the Internet and other factors, are seeking to revive collegiality via the faculty club.
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A Better Way to Protect College Athletes
Sickle-cell trait can cause students to die unexpectedly after intense exercise. But mandatory testing isn't a quick fix.
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Big Ten and Ivy League Will Study Concussions Together
With a combined resource of 17,500 athletes, the two conferences hope to find out more about the effects of such injuries.
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Basketball Draws Shrinking Crowds in Many Big Programs
A Chronicle analysis shows that about one out of every five Division I programs has seen attendance fall by 20 percent or more.
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The NCAA's New Leader Goes on the Offensive
Mark Emmert is moving quickly to bring change to college sports. Some colleges, especially those with smaller, poorer programs, are feeling left behind.
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What's Wrong With College Sports? Here's What You Said
Readers weighed in on what they would do to fix the current system.
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It's Time for the NCAA to Get It Right
As the association considers sweeping changes in college sports, two experts offer ideas to put the focus on what is best for students rather than corporate interests.
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Division III Athletes Are Not 'Gladiators'
"No one in these essays bothers to ask if the other sports would exist at Division I institutions if it weren't for football and basketball revenue."
