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May 12, 1980
STUDENT-ATHLETES, THE SHAM AND THE SHAME. After months of revelations of transcript scandals and other academic transgressions at NCAA schools, one can no longer buy the old line that each such case is an "isolated instance. "Big-time college sports are making a mockery of higher education and victims of so-called student-athletes. After 14 months of studying this tragic situation, John Underwood defines education's shortcomings and proposes solutions in a special report.
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May 12, 1980

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STUDENT-ATHLETES, THE SHAM AND THE SHAME. After months of revelations of transcript scandals and other academic transgressions at NCAA schools, one can no longer buy the old line that each such case is an "isolated instance. "Big-time college sports are making a mockery of higher education and victims of so-called student-athletes. After 14 months of studying this tragic situation, John Underwood defines education's shortcomings and proposes solutions in a special report.

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