The COIA Steering Committee sees the Division I academic reforms that the NCAA has put in place, capped by the incentives/disincentives package, as a significant step forward in addressing the manifold problems of intercollegiate athletics.  These reforms can better focus schools and their athletics programs on the academic needs and goals of athletes, but only if faculty and administrators at each school accept accountability for ensuring that the standards are honestly met. The NCAA has played a leadership role by adopting these policies; now it's up to everyone involved in education to translate them into campus cultures that support athletics as a complement to academics.

          - 29 April 2004