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Intercollegiate Athletics and the American Universityreviewed by Michael Mahan — 2002 Title: Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University Author(s): James J. Duderstadt Publisher: University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor ISBN: 0472111566 , Pages: 331, Year: 2000 Search for book at Amazon.com James Duderstadt writes a very interesting book on the current
state of affairs in intercollegiate athletics in America today.
While most of the current articles that are exploring big time
athletic corruption take the athletic programs to task for the
state of college athletics, James Duderstadt takes a step back from
his role as a college administrator to critically analyze the
situation. He looks at the complexity of the three internal major
university administrative forces and the primary external
organization. Internally there is a shared responsibility that has
been forsaken by the faculty, the governing board, and most
importantly the president of the university. There is enough
anecdotal evidence and historical documentation to present a case
of neglect by the people at the university who have been charged
with safekeeping the higher educational system. In the early
1980’s college athletics enjoyed a tremendous growth that was
unchecked by the internal forces that were placed there for the
purpose of control. The entertainment value of athletics far
outweighed... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Michael Mahan
Rutgers University E-mail Author Michael Mahan, a 30-year veteran in the area of academic support of student-athletes, is currently the Associate Director of Athletics at Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey. Previously, Dr. Mahan worked at Auburn University and at Ball State University. Dr. Mahan earned an Ed.D. in Science Education from Ball State University in 1986 and has taught a variety of biology courses at the collegiate level. His research has focused on the effects of vigorous physical stress on the immune system. Dr. Mahan is currently serving his second elected term on the National Board of Academic Advisors for Athletes (N4A).
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