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10/22/03 -
Tulane President to Testify Before Senate
Tulane University
President Scott Cowen has been invited to testify before the Senate
Judiciary Committee hearing, "BCS or Bust: Competitive and Economic
Effects of the Bowl Championship Series On and Off the Field" Oct.
29 at 10 a.m. in Washington, D.C. More
09/08/03 -
Statement
Following Meeting of Presidential Coalition for Athletics Reform/BCS
We would like to
thank everyone for your interest in today's meeting. On July 21, the
Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee invited the
presidents representing the five conferences not represented by the
BCS, as well as the President of Notre Dame, to meet here in Chicago
so we could discuss each sides' interests, president-to-president. Our
hope is that we might achieve a better understanding of our mutual concerns
and have a better opportunity to improve post-season play by such a
meeting. The tone of the meeting was collegial, candid and positive.
With the help of NCAA President Myles Brand, who facilitated today's
discussion, we made significant progress. More
08/05/03 -
Coalition Names Executive Committee
The Presidential Coalition
for Athletics Reform has chosen five members for its executive committee:
- Scott Cowen, president
of Tulane University (Conference USA)
- Kermit Hall, president
of Utah State University (Sun Belt Conference)
- Bernard Machen,
president of the University of Utah (Mountain West Conference)
- John Peters, president
of Northern Illinois University (Mid-American Conference)
- Gerald Turner,
president of Southern Methodist University, (Western Athletic Conference)
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07/22/03 -
University Leaders Call For Equity, Higher Academic Standards and Lower
Costs in College Sports
Thirty-six
Division I-A presidents and chancellors joined together today on a teleconference
hosted by Tulane University, and attended by NCAA President Myles Brand
and representatives of the Knight Commission, to seek greater access and
equity in college football's post-season play, higher academic standards
for student-athletes and lower operating costs for intercollegiate athletics.
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07/22/03
- NCAA's Brand to Facilitate Football Meeting
President Myles Brand has agreed to facilitate a first-ever meeting September
8, in Chicago to discuss differences and areas of common concern among
those Division I-A schools that are represented in the Bowl Championship
Series (BCS) and those that are not. More
06/19/03
- Tulane Asks BCS Schools Help in Reform
Tulane University President Scott S. Cowen is asking the 63 presidents
of universities who are members of the Bowl Championship Series Alliance
to assist and support him in addressing issues critical to the future
of Division I-A intercollegiate athletics. More
06/13/03
- Tulane University President Invites Colleagues to Alter BCS Arrangement
Tulane University President Scott Cowen today invited the presidents
of 52 universities that are excluded from the Bowl Championship Series
to join him in an aggressive effort to alter the system that governs post-season
play in college football which is currently defined by the BCS Alliance.
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