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When the men鈥檚 basketball team at Dartmouth voted to unionize earlier this year, the college鈥檚 president vowed to take the issue all the way to the Supreme Court. Her decision … Continue reading “It鈥檚 Time to Build Sports Academies”
When the men鈥檚 basketball team at Dartmouth voted to unionize earlier this year, the college鈥檚 president vowed to take the issue all the way to the Supreme Court. Her decision … Continue reading “It鈥檚 Time to Build Sports Academies”
Since transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won a Division I national championship in women鈥檚 swimming in 2022, policies surrounding the participation of transgender athletes in women鈥檚 sports have been sources of … Continue reading “The NAIA鈥檚 Transgender-Athletes Policy Is a Triumph”
Not that long ago, college sports were relatively predictable. Like the U.S. passenger airlines, trucking fleets, and freight railroads regulated by government entities before President Jimmy Carter鈥檚 deregulation efforts in … Continue reading “The ACC Lawsuits Won鈥檛 Ruin College Sports”
As a long-time faculty member at a small, private, liberal-arts college, I鈥檝e come to dread my daily glance at the industry鈥檚 trade journals, the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside … Continue reading “Athletics in the Small-College Marketplace”
The college sports world is bracing for impact, as several teams may be looking to switch conferences in the coming seasons. A FanNation report on possible departures from the Atlantic … Continue reading “Athletic Conference Realignment Continues Apace”
Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly marked a special occasion: crossover. May 4, the official 鈥渃rossover deadline,鈥 was the last day on which bills could pass out of the … Continue reading “The General Assembly鈥檚 Long Higher-Ed Reach”
Each January, the staff of the Martin Center share our higher-ed-reform dreams for the coming year. Will all of our wishes come true? Probably not. Nevertheless, we offer them here … Continue reading “Reforms We’re Cheering For in 2023”
This coming January, the NCAA will convene in Texas to decide the future of standardized testing requirements for student-athletes. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA and universities … Continue reading “The NCAA’s Own Goal”
Colleges perform two vital functions: They disseminate to the people (especially their own students)聽the knowledge and wisdom acquired through time in ways that enhance the common good, and they also … Continue reading “Colleges: Go Back to Basics”
Did you know that 92 percent of NAIA athletic departments wish they could offer psychiatric services designed specifically for their athletes? As mental-health awareness surges among higher-ed faculty and students, … Continue reading “Did You Know? Student-Athletes Need Mental-Health Services, Too”