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Poor academic performance spreads far beyond UConn's hoops program. Over the next few weeks, millions of fans will be wagering in office pools, trying to predict who will advance in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball tournament, a rite known as March Madness. Do you like...
Enter Myles Brand. The president of the NCAA unveiled last week the most aggressive athletic-reform measures in decades. For the first time, schools whose athletes don't meet a new minimum academic standard--roughly equivalent to a 50% graduation rate--stand to lose scholarships and risk harsher sanctions down...
Brand's innovation is simple yet powerful: while athletic eligibility rules have long placed a burden on students to maintain minimum academic performance, this is the first time that teams would be penalized for lapses. The new rules have the potential to change the dynamics of college sports, starting as...
The good times kept rolling for the men’s volleyball team last night at the Malkin Athletic Center, as Harvard blew past EIVA conference opponent New Haven in three straight games (30-22, 30-21, 30-26) behind solid defense and a punishing offensive attack.
But his appearance no longer matters once shopping week is over, when he begins the real work of attempting to present his material “intriguingly and intelligently,” he says. At that point, every professor, regardless of his age, is equally accountable to his students.CORRECTION: Due...