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2015 Women's Academic Performance Bracket
Inside Higher Ed's fourth annual academic bracket for the N.C.A.A. women's basketball tournament.
2015 Academic Performance Bracket
Inside Higher Ed's 10th annual academic bracket for the N.C.A.A. men's basketball tournament.
Academic Fraud at Syracuse
N.C.A.A. finds that university employees completed coursework for athletes -- and questions why it took 8 years to complete investigation into such a serious problem.
Done With One-and-Done?
Some conference commissioners are pushing making freshmen ineligible to compete to try to stem the flow of players of leaving college for the NBA after one year.
A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
College athletes say they care about doing well academically, but they study less and take easier courses to try to align with stereotypes, researchers say in a new paper.
Coaching Like a Man
Four field hockey players charge U. of Iowa fired a winning coach because her tough, demanding style -- standard for coaches of male athletes -- was viewed as inappropriate for women.
A Real Incentive or PR?
U. of California tried to respond to concerns about academic performance of athletes by changing the rules about when coaches can earn bonuses. Why was nobody satisfied?
A Long Shot
More than three-quarters of men's Division I basketball players think they will play professionally, but less than 2 percent make it to the NBA.