In Loco Parentis…or Just Loco?
PRESS RELEASE – SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Dr. B. David Ridpath, Ed.D. President The Drake Group www.TheDrakeGroup.org 740-677-2642 In Loco Parentis…or Just Loco? NEW HAVEN, CONN. – Drake President B. David Ridpath commented, “Normally The Drake Group takes its responsibility to comment on intercollegiate issues with the utmost seriousness and […]
College Presidents Choose to Enable Academic Fraud in Athletics
PRESS RELEASE – SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Dr. B. David Ridpath, Ed.D. President www.TheDrakeGroup.org College Presidents Choose to Enable Academic Fraud in Athletics NEW HAVEN, CONN. – In 2017, after the University of North Carolina (UNC) escaped punishment for a two decades long massive academic scandal designed to manage and […]
The Drake Group Applauds North Carolina General Assembly Athlete Protection Initiative
PRESS RELEASE – AUGUST 14, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Fritz Polite, President The Drake Group (407) 758-0811 fpolite@su.edu www.TheDrakeGroup.org The Drake Group Applauds North Carolina General Assembly Athlete Protection Initiative NEW HAVEN, CONN. – The Drake Group, a national organization of faculty and others whose mission is to defend educational integrity in […]
The Drake Group Applauds U.S. Senator Murphy’s Report on Need for Intercollegiate Athletics Academic Reforms
PRESS RELEASE – JULY 30, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Fritz Polite, President The Drake Group (407) 758-0811 fpolite@su.edu www.TheDrakeGroup.org The Drake Group Applauds U.S. Senator Murphy’s Report on Need for Intercollegiate Athletics Academic Reforms NEW HAVEN, CONN. – The Drake Group applauded U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy’s (D-CT) report, released on July 25, […]
The Drake Group Reacts to the $208 Million NCAA Grant-In-Aid Antitrust Settlement
PRESS RELEASE – JULY 22, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Fritz Polite, President The Drake Group (407) 758-0811 fpolite@su.edu www.TheDrakeGroup.org The Drake Group Reacts to the $208 Million NCAA Grant-In-Aid Antitrust Settlement WEST HAVEN, CONN — Today the Drake Group commented on the $208 million settlement reached in the portion of the NCAA […]
The Drake Group Endorses Effort in California to Allow College Athletes to Profit off Name, Image and Likeness
PRESS RELEASE – JULY 18, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Dr. Fritz Polite, Ph.D. President The Drake Group (407) 758-0811 fpolite@su.edu www.TheDrakeGroup.org The Drake Group Endorses Effort in California to Allow College Athletes to Profit off Name, Image and Likeness WEST HAVEN, CONN — Today the Drake Group issued a strong statement in […]
The NCAA Changing Transfer Waiver Provisions Is Not Fair to the College Athlete
PRESS RELEASE – JULY 2, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Fritz Polite, President The Drake Group (407) 758-0811 fpolite@su.edu www.TheDrakeGroup.org The NCAA Changing Transfer Waiver Provisions Is Not Fair to the College Athlete WEST HAVEN, CONN — Last week the NCAA Division I Council approved new, more stringent criteria to determine whether athletes in […]
Senator Birch Bayh: A Tribute
PRESS RELEASE – MARCH 20, 2019 For immediate release For more information: Fritz Polite, President The Drake Group (407) 758-0811 fpolite@au.edu www.TheDrakeGroup.org Senator Birch Bayh: A Tribute NEW HAVEN, CONN. – On his recent passing at age 91, The Drake Group wishes to paytribute to the life and work of former Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN). […]
Drake Group Urges NCAA Division I Presidents to Support the Establishment of a Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
PRESS RELEASE – MARCH 22, 2016 For immediate release For more information: Gerald S. Gurney, President, Drake Group (405) 249-5835 geraldgurney@gmail.com www.TheDrakeGroup.org Drake Group Urges NCAA Division I Presidents to Support the Establishment of a Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics WEST HAVEN, CONN — Listing eleven current conditions that threaten the financial stability of college […]
The Drake Group finds that The Independent Commission on College Basketball missed an opportunity to recommend comprehensive reform
The Drake Group (TDG), whose mission is to defend academic integrity in higher education from the corrosive aspects of commercialized college sports, found, in response to the recently released report by the Independent Commission on College Basketball chaired by Dr. Condoleezza Rice, that the Commission got some things right, but missed the mark on several […]