Hot topic: Future of Academic ReportingThe Division III Presidents Council is considering whether continuing a voluntary approach to reporting academic data could produce a sample representative enough to support Division III’s strategic-positioning platform and identity initiative without requiring reports from all schools. Meeting last Wednesday and Thursday in Indianapolis, the presidents continued their review of a voluntary, two-year pilot that showed student-athlete academic success exceeding that of student-body peers. While presidents recognized the value of those data from a division-wide identity perspective, they also are aware of membership concerns about being required to submit them. Read more |