<p>"More than two-thirds of college presidents surveyed believe recent sports scandals have compromised the reputation of higher education as a whole, and just 13 percent think the presidents of big-time sports schools have control of their programs, a new survey finds.</p>
<p>The survey, of more than 1,000 campus chief executives by the online publication Inside Higher Ed, suggests widespread worry among presidents about problems in college athletics but inspires little confidence they will be able to do much about them. ...</p>
<p>... 'As long as the attitude is, "Things are awful except at my institution," the status quo will, unfortunately, prevail,' said William (Brit) Kirwan, president of the University System of Maryland and co-chair of the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics</p>
<p>Asked how they felt in observing recent sports-related scandals, barely half said they were confident such things could never happen on their own campus. Just under 30 percent said they believed NCAA reform proposals were likely to achieve success, and 25 percent said big-time college athletics couldnt be fixed without some type of government intervention. ...</p>
<p>... Only 8 percent of presidents felt the federal government would offer solutions in the coming years to key problems facing higher education, but 84 percent expected more regulation from Washington. More than three-quarters predict significant cuts in federal funding for both research and student aid."</p>
<p>College</a> presidents: NCAA scandals hurt higher ed - Boston.com</p>