Essays by Dr. Frank Splitt from 2004-2005

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  1. College Sports Mess Cries for Reform
  2. The Faculty-Driven Movement to Reform Big-Time College Sports Foreword by James J. Duderstadt, Afterword by Jon Ericson
  3. Essays & Commentaries on College Sports Reform October 2004 – October 2005
    • The Economics of College Sports, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 22, 2004 – p 3.
    • The Blatant Hypocrisy in Big-time College Sports, InsideHigherEd.com, January 21, 2005 – p 4.
    • Why the U. S. Should Intervene in College Sports, InsideHigherEd.com, February 16, 2005 – p 5.
    • Why the NCAA's latest reform measures won't work, InsideHigherEd.com, March 15, 2005 – p 7.
    • Why Congress Should Review Policies that Facilitate the Growth and Corruption of Big-Time College Sports, Congressional Record, Extension of Remarks by Representative Janice D. Schakowsky, March 17, 2005 – p 9.
    • Clara Lovett, InsideHigherEd.com, March 30, 2005 – p 11.
    • What Congress can do about the mess in college sports,  CollegeAthleticsClips.com, May 8, 2005 – p 11.
    • Expanding Commercialism in College Sports: Where is the Outrage? CollegeAthleticsClip.com, May 8, 2005 – p 14.
    • Lines Between NCAA & Knight Commission Now Blurred – Time for Congress to Step In?, CollegeAthleticsClips.com, June 16, 2005 – p 16.
    • Frank Splitt on Commercialized College Sports, I-AA.com, July 11, 2005 – p 21.
    • Putting College Sports Reform 'On Steroids', CollegeAthleticsClips.com, July 17, 2005 – p 22.
    • Shrinking STEMS, The Chicago Tribune, September 11, 2005 – p 27
    • Who Wants to Tackle Biggest Man on Campus?, The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2005 – p 28.
    • College Sports Reform: Beyond the Knight Commission, CollegeAthleticsClips.Com,   October 14, 2005 – p 29.
  4. A Statement on Academic Retaliation
  5. Sports in America 2005: Facing Up to Global Realities

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