| By Jim Jump, www.insidehighered.com | Autumnal Saturdays are built around college football for a sizable segment of the population. Tens of thousands flock to campus stadiums each weekend to tailgate and cheer on the home team, and a couch potato could easily watch televised football from noon to midnight. There is a contingent whose fall is […]
Ohio State Case: ‘They Look the Other Way’
| By Jeremy Bauer-wolf, www.insidehighered.com | During a press conference in 2011, then Ohio State University president E. Gordon Gee infamously fumbled a quip about the head football coach, who at the time was being publicly punished for concealing his players’ illicit trading of memorabilia. Asked if Gee had considered firing Jim Tressel, Gee paused and stumbled: “Let me […]
Female College Athletes and Concussions
| Inside Higher Ed | How do we protect athletes from concussions? In today’s Academic Minute, Monmouth University‘s Janice Stapley looks at safety for female Division I athletes. Stapley is an associate professor of psychology at Monmouth. A transcript of this podcast can be found here. https://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/09-05-18%20Monmouth%20-%20Female%20Student%20Athletes%20and%20Concussions.mp3
Facing Criticism, Vanderbilt Promises Money for Athletics
| By Emma Whitford, www.insidehighered.com | Vanderbilt University issued a statement Friday that emphasized support for athletic programs after the university was accused of blocking athletics from raising money from certain donors while the university courted them for other fund-raisers. In the statement, the university said that athletics would be a “significant part” of future capital campaigns. “Vanderbilt University is incredibly […]
‘The Fifth Discipline’ and Universities as Learning Organizations
| By Joshua Kim, www.insidehighered.com | The Fifth Discipline holds up really well. First published all the way back in 1990, and revised in 2006, Senge’s book is still relevant for those interested in leading organizational change in higher education. I’m actually surprised that Senge has not completely updated the book for since 2006. Even more surprising is […]
Coaching Pressures Likely Led to ‘Toxic’ Environment in Football at U of Maryland
| By Jeremy Bauer-wolf, www.insidehighered.com | Four years ago, the University of Maryland at College Park officially joined the NCAA’s prestigious and affluent Big Ten Conference, departing from its place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. With the move came criticism that the institution was alienating its fan base by leaving behind a tradition-rich relationship with the ACC. Supporters were worried […]
Athletics: Core to the Community College Mission or Not?
| By Yves Salomon-fernandez, www.insidehighered.com | The college graduation season always coincides with college baseball championship season. As professionals, we are the sum of our lived experiences, our formal education and lessons from the field, colleagues, and mentors. As a non-athlete who grew up in a family of athletes, my personal experiences gave me a limited lens […]
UNC Coach: If Football Goes Down, ‘Country Will Go Down, Too’
| By Greg Toppo, www.insidehighered.com | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill‘s football coach, Larry Fedora (left), on Wednesday said the sport is “under attack” from safety advocates, with long-term stakes moving far beyond the playing field. “I fear the game will be pushed so far from what we know that we won’t recognize it […]