The Miseducation of the Student Athlete Archives - Wharton Magazine

Illustration of student-athletes such as a football player and lacrosse player, as well as academic items such as a book, diploma, and graduation cap.

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Spring/Summer 2026

Wild World of College Sports

Professor Kenneth Shropshire discusses the updated edition of his book on student-athletes and this radically transformative time for the NCAA.

Prioritizing the "Student" in Student-Athlete

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November 27, 2017

Prioritizing the "Student" in Student-Athlete

The coauthor of The Miseducation of the Student-Athlete discusses the importance of reforming college sports to emphasize academics.

Cover of the Spring/Summer 2026 edition of Wharton Magazine, with an illustrated collage of alumnus Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs and an inside page that reads

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