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Farrell, Charles S. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Wilford S. Bailey of Auburn University is heading the National Collegiate Athletic Association as it struggles to cope with several controversial issues: testing athletes for drug abuse, new academic standards for freshman athletes, the role of college presidents in governing sports, and the integrity of college athletics. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletes, Business, Change
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
The trustees at Southern Methodist University are expected to approve a plan that will cut the board's size in half and revamp a much-maligned governance system. This transformation was impelled by a devastating football scandal. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alumni, College Administration, College Athletics
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
While it is a land-grant university with ambitious plans, the University of the District of Columbia faces the problems posed by its urban context, expectations, small endowment, administrative turnover, and administrative scandals. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors
