Institutional Experience with Academic Reform

A Panel Discussion

Authors

  • John P. Evans University of North Carolina
  • Carol Cartwright Kent State University
  • Michael Alden University of Missouri
  • Sidney McPhee Middle Tennessee State University
  • Kevin Anderson University of Maryland
  • Harvey Perlman University of Nebraska

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1123/jis.5.1.98

Abstract

This paper consists of the transcripts of a panel discussion focusing on athletic directors’, chancellors’, and presidents’ experiences with academic reform. The panel participants discuss a number of topics, including recent and past academic reform efforts, the process of implementing those initiatives, and the effects of those policies on student athletes and intercollegiate sport.

Author Biographies

John P. Evans, University of North Carolina

Evans is Hettleman Professor of Business Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. Alden is Director of Athletics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Anderson is Director of Athletics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Cartwright is President Emerita, Kent State University, Kent, OH. McPhee is President, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Perlman is Chancellor, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE.

Carol Cartwright, Kent State University

Evans is Hettleman Professor of Business Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. Alden is Director of Athletics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Anderson is Director of Athletics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Cartwright is President Emerita, Kent State University, Kent, OH. McPhee is President, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Perlman is Chancellor, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE.

Michael Alden, University of Missouri

Evans is Hettleman Professor of Business Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. Alden is Director of Athletics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Anderson is Director of Athletics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Cartwright is President Emerita, Kent State University, Kent, OH. McPhee is President, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Perlman is Chancellor, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE.

Sidney McPhee, Middle Tennessee State University

Evans is Hettleman Professor of Business Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. Alden is Director of Athletics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Anderson is Director of Athletics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Cartwright is President Emerita, Kent State University, Kent, OH. McPhee is President, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Perlman is Chancellor, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE.

Kevin Anderson, University of Maryland

Evans is Hettleman Professor of Business Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. Alden is Director of Athletics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Anderson is Director of Athletics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Cartwright is President Emerita, Kent State University, Kent, OH. McPhee is President, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Perlman is Chancellor, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE.

Harvey Perlman, University of Nebraska

Evans is Hettleman Professor of Business Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. Alden is Director of Athletics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Anderson is Director of Athletics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Cartwright is President Emerita, Kent State University, Kent, OH. McPhee is President, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Perlman is Chancellor, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE.

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Published

2012-06-01

How to Cite

Evans, J. P., Cartwright, C., Alden, M., McPhee, S., Anderson, K., & Perlman, H. (2012). Institutional Experience with Academic Reform: A Panel Discussion. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 5(1), 98–120. https://doi.org/10.1123/jis.5.1.98

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2012): Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

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