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College Sports 101: A Primer on Money, Athletics, and Higher Education in the 21st Century

College Sports 101: A Primer on Money, Athletics, and Higher Education in the 21st Century

2009-10-26

Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics;

Provides an overview of trends in college sports in terms of expenses, revenues, construction, cost containment, Title IX and Olympic sports, commercialism, and links between donations and prospective students and between athletics success and revenue.

The Experiences of LGBT Students in School Athletics

The Experiences of LGBT Students in School Athletics

2013-02-20

GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network);

This research brief examines the experiences of LGBT student athletes between the ages of 13 and 20. Findings in this research brief uncover four key concerns:1. Physical Education classes were unsafe environments for many LGBT students. 2. LGBT students may be underrepresented on extracurricular sports teams. 3. Many LGBT students experienced discrimination and harassment in school sports. 4. LGBT student athletes may not be fully supported by school athletics staff and policies.

Go Out and Play: Youth Sports in America

Go Out and Play: Youth Sports in America

2008-10-08

Women's Sports Foundation;

This study measures the nationwide participation rates of girls and boys in exercise and organized team sports. The central focus is on how the intersections among families, schools and communities are related to children's involvement and interest in athletics and physical activity. Some of the personal and social benefits associated with children's athletic participation are also identified and discussed. The athletic interests and involvements of girls and boys are examined from childhood through late adolescence, including entry into sport as well as drop-out patterns.

Black Male Student-Athletes and Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports

Black Male Student-Athletes and Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports

2012-11-30

Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education;

The purpose of this report is to make transparent racial inequities in NCAA Division I college sports. Specifically, the authors offer a four-year analysis of Black men's representation on football and basketball teams versus their representation in the undergraduate student body on each campus. The report concludes with recommendations for the NCAA and commissioners of the six major sports conferences, college and university leaders, coaches and athletics directors, journalists, and Black male student-athletes and their families.

Black Male Student-Athletes and Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports, 2018 Update

Black Male Student-Athletes and Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports, 2018 Update

2018-03-11

Race and Equity Center, University of Southern California;

In 2012 and 2016, the research center I founded at the University of Pennsylvania released reports on Black male student-athletes and racial inequities in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I sports. Previous editions of this study received exten-sive coverage on ESPN as well as in The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, and over 500 other media outlets. This 2018 edition, published from the Race and Equity Center's new home at the University of Southern California, includes updated statistics from the 65 universities that comprise the Power Five conferences.Transparency continues to be the primary aim of this biennial publi-cation. Data presented herein concerning the overrepresentation of Black male student-athletes are unlikely to surprise anyone who has watched a college football or men's basketball game over the past three decades. Likewise, scholars who study race in inter-collegiate athletics will probably deem unsurprising my updated findings on racial inequities in six-year graduation rates. What I still find shocking is that these trends are so pervasive, yet institutional leaders, the NCAA, and athletics conference commissioners have not done more in response to them. Also astonishing to me is that it seems the American public (including current and former Black student-athletes, sports enthusiasts, journalists, and leaders in Black communities) accepts as normal the widespread racial inequities that are cyclically reproduced in most revenue-generating college sports programs.Perhaps more outrage and calls for accountability would ensue if there were greater awareness of the actual extent to which college sports persistently disadvantage Black male student-athletes. Hence, the purpose of this report is to make transparent racial inequities in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Confer-ence, Big 12 Conference, Pac 12 Conference, and Southeastern Conference (SEC). Data from the NCAA and the U.S. Department of Education are presented for the 65 institutional members of these five athletic conferences. Specifically, I offer an analysis of Black men's representation on football and basketball teams versus their representation in the undergraduate student body on each campus. I also compare Black male student-athletes' six-year gradu-ation rates (across four cohorts) to student-athletes overall, Black undergraduate men overall, and undergraduate students overall at each institution.

Restoring the Balance: Dollars, Values, and the Future of College Sports

Restoring the Balance: Dollars, Values, and the Future of College Sports

2010-06-17

Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics;

Recommends strengthening accountability for intercollegiate athletics by requiring more transparency and better comparisons of athletics and academic spending, rewarding practices that prioritize academic values, and treating college athletes as students.

A Call to Action: Reconnecting College Sports and Higher Education

A Call to Action: Reconnecting College Sports and Higher Education

2001-06-01

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation;

Revisits the findings of a series of reports on the state of college athletics and evaluates progress made in the intervening ten years, finding that the NCAA has moved a long way toward achieving the goals laid out in the commission's earlier reports.

Black Male Student - Athletes and Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports: 2016 Edition

Black Male Student - Athletes and Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports: 2016 Edition

2016-03-17

Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education;

In December 2012, the University of Pennsylvania Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education released our inaugural report on Black male student-athletes and racial inequities in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college sports. The study received extensive coverage on ESPN as well as in The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated,USA Today, and over 400 other media outlets. This 2016 edition includes updated statistics from 65 universities, and reflects the conference realignment that has occurred over the past four years. The purpose of this report is to make transparent racial inequities in the Power 5 conferences: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac 12 Conference, and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Data from the NCAA and other sources are presented for the 65 institutional members of these five conferences. Specifically, the author offers an analysis of Black men's representation on football and basketball teams versus their representation in the undergraduate student body on each campus. He also compares Black male student-athletes' six-year graduation rates (across four cohorts) to rates for student-athletes overall, Black undergraduate men overall, and undergraduate students overall at each university. The report begins with a summary of previously published studies on Black male student-athletes and details about the research methods. The author then presents lists of winners and losers (universities with exceptionally high and low statistical indicators of equity for Black male student-athletes). Statistics are also furnished for each individual university in the Power 5 conferences. The report concludes with recommendations for the NCAA and Power 5 conference commissioners, university leaders, coaches and athletics directors, journalists, and Black male student-athletes and their families.

Public Opinion Poll: Executive Summary

Public Opinion Poll: Executive Summary

2006-01-31

Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics;

Outlines survey findings on Americans' views on college sports, including commercialization, professionalization, coaches' salaries, athletes' welfare, effects on other departments, and links between athletics success, expenses, and alumni donations.

On the Team: Equal Opportunity for Transgender Student Athletes

On the Team: Equal Opportunity for Transgender Student Athletes

2010-10-04

Women's Sports Foundation;

This think tank report includes best practice and policy recommendations for high school and collegiate athletic programs about providing transgender student athletes with equal opportunities to participation in school-based sports programs. In addition to specific policy recommendations for both high school and college athletics, the report provides guidance for implementing these policies to ensure the safety, privacy, and dignity of transgender student athletes as well as their teammates. Specific best practice recommendations are provided for athletic administrators, coaches, student athletes, parents, and the media.

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