The Drake Group
"Defending Academic Integrity in the Face of Commercialized College Sport"
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Foley for The Chronicle of
Higher Education.
Press Releases
TDG Press Release March 10, 2010
The Drake Group announces Ms. Sally Dear-Healey as the recipient of the 2010 Robert Maynard Hutchins
Award -
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TDG Press Release March 18, 2009
The Drake Group sends an open letter to President Obama and his administration - click here to download
the press release OR
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TDG Press Release December 12, 2008
The Drake Group mourns the passing of Jan Kemp, recipient of the 2004 Robert Maynard Hutchins Award -
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TDG Press Release April 8, 2008
The Drake Group announces Dr. James Gundlanch as the recipient of the 2008 Robert Maynard Hutchins
Award -
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TDG Press Release June 19, 2007
Th Drake Group Responds to the Release of The Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA) White Paper
entitled Framing the Future: Reforming Intercollegiate Athletics -
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TDG Press Release May 7, 2007
The Drake Group’s Push for Government Intervention into Intercollegiate Athletics Continues - click here to
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TDG Press Release April 10, 2007
The Drake Group responds to NCAA President Myles Brand's defense of the tax-exempt status of the NCAA
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TDG Press Release February 9, 2007
The Drake Group announces Linda Bensel-Meyers as the recipient of the 2007 Robert Maynard Hutchins
Award -
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TDG Press Release
The Drake Group Responds to the Release of The Second Century Imperatives: Presidential Leadership-
Institutional Accountability by the NCAA -
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TDG Press Release
The 2006 Robert Maynard Hutchins Award - click here to download

TDG Press Release March 3, 2006
The Drake Group Responds to the Release of the Academic Progress Rate Data by the NCAA - click here
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TDG Press Release February 13, 2006
The Drake Group announces Frank Splitt as the recipient of the 2006 Robert Maynard Hutchins Award - click
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TDG Press Release January 31, 2006
The Drake Group Hosting Conference on College Sport Reform in Indianapolis During NCAA Men’s Final
Four Week -
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TDG Press Release October 23, 2005
"The Drake Group Expresses Concern Over Apparent Northwestern University Fumble" - click here to
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TDG Press Release June 22, 2005
Response to the National Basketball Association (NBA) Collective Bargaining Agreement, specific to the
new 19-year old age limit for incoming first year players -
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