Memphis State U. Puts New Emphasis on Academics for Its Athletes and Tries to Change Its Image.

Lederman, Douglas

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ERIC Number: EJ380362

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Publication Date: 1988

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Memphis State U. Puts New Emphasis on Academics for Its Athletes and Tries to Change Its Image.

Lederman, Douglas

Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n13 pA27-29 Nov 23 1988

Since 1985, when Memphis State University was cited as having the lowest graduation rate in the nation for basketball players and was accused of exploiting Black athletes, academic and athletics administrators have instituted a strict academic support program for all athletes, with encouraging results. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletes, Basketball, College Athletics, Educational Change, Eligibility, Higher Education, Public Relations

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