The Role of Intercollegiate Athletics at Tulane University Going Forward Press Release: Tulane Asks BCS Schools Help in Reform Tulane University President Scott S. Cowen is asking the 63 presidents of universities who are members of the Bowl Championship Series Alliance to assist and support him in addressing issues critical to the future of Division I-A intercollegiate athletics. More Letter from Scott Cowen to BCS University Presidents I am writing this letter to share two documents with you and to request your assistance and support in addressing a few issues critical to the future of Division I-A intercollegiate athletics. More How
Division I-A is Selling its Athletes Short The role of Division I-A intercollegiate athletics is increasingly out of sync with the goals and values of America's higher education institutions. More Press Release: Tulane University President Invites Colleagues to Alter BCS Arrangement Tulane University President Scott Cowen today invited the presidents of 52 universities that are excluded from the Bowl Championship Series to join him in an aggressive effort to alter the system that governs post-season play in college football which is currently defined by the BCS Alliance. More Letter from Scott Cowen to non-BCS University Presidents As you probably know, Tulane University recently completed an exhaustive review of its athletics department. The purpose of this year-long study was to determine what type of intercollegiate athletics program was in the best long-term interests of the university given the changing landscape of Division I intercollegiate athletics and the academic mission, goals and resources of Tulane University. More
The Decision
of the Board Tulane University Board Resolution The Board of Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund hereby affirms its unequivocal commitment for Tulane University to maintain its place among the nation's outstanding institutions of higher education. In this context, the Board commits to the continuation of Division I-A intercollegiate athletics at Tulane University. After a comprehensive review of the Athletics Department's finances and plans, and directly influenced by the unprecedented and passionate support demonstrated by the Tulane and New Orleans community, the Board is confident it can and will operate an intercollegiate athletics program that is, first and foremost, a model in terms of the academic performance and graduation rates of its student athletes and is financially viable and accountable on a sustainable basis in support of the academic mission and goals of the University. More Statement by John E. Koerner III, Chair, Tulane Board The Board of Tulane today affirmed its commitment to the continuation of Division I-A intercollegiate athletics at Tulane University. More Statement by Tulane University President Scott S. Cowen As President of Tulane University and as a member of the Board of Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, I fully endorse and support the resolution approved by the Board today. More Press Release: Board Votes to Keep Tulane University Athletics Program at Division I-A Level The Board of Tulane today affirmed a commitment to the continuation of Division I-A intercollegiate athletics at Tulane University by approving a multi-year operating plan for the Department of Athletics. More Video Clips from the Press Conference Letter to Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Friends Earlier today, the Board of Tulane voted unanimously to maintain a Division I-A athletics program at Tulane University. This vote, as many of you are aware, followed many months of very intense discussions as to the economic viability of the program at Tulane, the commercialized climate of Division I athletics in general and how a Division I-A athletics program can fit into the university's goals of continuing to grow as an internationally recognized research institution. More
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