Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Chronicle of Higher Education

January 31, 2013

The NCAA Student Assistance Fund provides financial support to student athletes. But some of the money goes to unrelated uses. That indicates that "schools do not always work on behalf of their students," says Sara Goldrick-Rab, associate professor of educational-policy studies and sociology. "We can't simply trust them to act in students' best interests—we need to demand it." (Chronicle of Higher Education, 31 Jan.).