athletics Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/athletics/ A Blog by ACE Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:26:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png athletics Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/athletics/ 32 32 NCAA Mandates Annual Mental Health Screenings for Student-Athletes https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/07/22/ncaa-mandates-annual-mental-health-screenings-for-student-athletes/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:26:03 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28771 Title: Mental Health Best Practices: Understanding and Supporting Student-Athlete Mental Health, second edition Source: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) The NCAA, in consultation with its Mental Health Advisory Group, has released a new edition of Mental Health Best Practices, which provides guidance to support student-athletes’ mental well-being. NCAA member institutions are required to offer resources and services consistent with the best ...

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]]> College Football’s Unexpected Impact on Enrollment https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/05/24/footballs-unexpected-impact-on-enrollment/ Sat, 25 May 2024 00:09:24 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28698 Title: Institutional Effects of Adding Football: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis Authors: Welch Suggs, Alex B. Monday, Jennifer May-Trifiletti, and James C. Hearn Source: Research in Higher Education As higher education stares down a declining college-going population, institutions must grapple with how to improve or stabilize enrollment and ensure financial security. Football is seemingly inextricable from higher education and even more intertwined with ...

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]]> What Can Colleges and Universities Do to Support the Mental Health of Their Student-Athletes? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/11/03/what-can-colleges-and-universities-do-to-support-the-mental-health-of-their-student-athletes/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:07:38 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=18032 The growing mental health crisis among young adults is one of the most pressing public health issues. The World Health Organization reported that approximately 20 percent of young adults will have experienced a mental health problem (mostly depression or anxiety) by 2024. For student-athletes, the stressors of the college experience can include unique demands on their time and energy. Student-athletes often ...

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]]> Intercollegiate Athletics and Academic Integrity: The Importance of Ensuring a Culture of Integrity https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/03/15/intercollegiate-athletics-academic-integrity-importance-ensuring-culture-integrity/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:47:33 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=8404 By Jon Riskind The panelists at Monday morning’s ACE2017 session on intercollegiate athletics and academic integrity all came at the topic from different roles and professional backgrounds at their respective higher education institutions. But they all emphasized the importance of ensuring a culture of integrity in intercollegiate athletics—across all levels of competition—and providing student-athletes with every opportunity to be students first and foremost. ...

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