Athletics
News, opinion and advice about the world of athletics in higher education.
The Review | Opinion
The current professionalized student sport regime makes learning impossible.
Making the Podium
The Chronicle tracked which campuses helped train the most medalists at this year’s Games. Here’s who made it onto the podium.
Medal-Winning Shift
The financial upheaval in big-time sports may threaten the system that has churned out top talent in Olympic sports for decades. Here’s what might replace it.
Outside the Power Conferences
Most of Division I lacks the money to weather possible consequences of nonstop litigation. One group is proposing de-emphasis as a solution.
A Sea Change
The agreement, by the NCAA and the nation’s most high-powered athletic conferences, is part of a historic settlement that still faces review by a judge.
Looming Liabilities
Hundreds of universities are hammering out a historic deal, the consequences of which could touch every part of campus.
Burgeoning Bureaucracy
New NCAA rules have meant an influx of players looking to change colleges. That’s left advisers chasing transcripts and scrutinizing credits.
Low-scoring game
Researchers found almost no long-term benefits for three dozen colleges that added the sport in the last few decades.
Rules vs. Guidelines
Team handbooks have emerged as evidence used to bolster the argument that college athletes are employees, not amateurs.
Sports Business
Clemson University’s lawsuit is the latest move in a broader realignment of high-powered athletic conferences, which could carry implications far beyond who wins and loses on the field.