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The Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics was formed by the John S. And James L. Knight Foundation in October 1989 in response to more than a decade of highly visible scandals in college sports. The goal of the Commission was to recommend a reform agenda that emphasized academic values in an arena where commercialization of college sports often overshadowed the underlying goals of higher education.

The Commission, which presented a series of recommendations in a 1991 report, and A Call to Action in 2001, will continue to monitor and report on progress in increasing presidential control and academic and financial integrity of athletics programs.

See http://www.knightcommission.org for more information.