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- Tom Paskus contributed to some of the most important policy decisions NCAA members have ever made, including initial- eligibility standards, progress-toward-degree requirements and the Academic Performance Program.
- Long before earning the Paul "Bear" Bryant National Newcomer Coach of the Year award, given to the nation's top first-year Football Bowl Subdivision head coach, Kennesaw State's Jerry Mack learned to lead with intention. His time in the NCAA Champion Forum, a transformative yearlong professional development experience, helped shape the roots of his success.
- Robert Salhab III, a senior track and field student-athlete at Jackson State University, was recognized as the 2026 NCAA Accelerating Academic Success Program Career Development Award honoree this week at the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis.
- The Division I Cabinet on Friday discussed possible implementation of an age-based eligibility model, should the concept ultimately be formally proposed and approved. The Cabinet also signaled that it would consider voting on the age-based eligibility model at its June meeting.
- Alyssa Xu loves stories. Whether chatting over tea with one of her Rhodes Scholarship classmates, becoming the managing editor of an Asian American Pacific Islander student-athlete magazine or being a listen-first leader when she was on the hockey team at Amherst, Xu has turned to stories to understand people.
