Unwinding Madness

Gerald Gurney is assistant professor of education at the University of Oklahoma and a past president of both the Drake Group and the National Association of Academic Advisers for Athletics.Donna A. Lopiano is the president of Sports Management Resources, a consulting firm, and an adjunct lecturer in sports management at Southern Connecticut State University.Andrew Zimbalist is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College and a noted sports economist and sports industry consultant.

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• Contents:PrefacePart I: Lessons of History1. How College Sports Lost Its Way I2. How College Sports Lost Its Way IIPart II: What Needs to be Fixed3. Academic Integrity4. Governance5. Athlete Health and Welfare6. A Continuing Disgrace: Discrimination Based on Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability7. The NCAA's Unsustainable EconomicsPart III: A Return to Sanity8. Two Paths to Meaningful Reform9. Anchors for Reform: Guidelines and ConclusionAppendixNotesIndex