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Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
A National Collegiate Athletic Association study indicates Black athletes (n=835) entering Division I colleges in 1984 and 1985 were half as likely as White athletes (n=2,453) to graduate. Results seem unlikely to resolve the debate over the NCAA's Proposition 48 concerning eligibility standards. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Athletes, Black Students