Report from the NCAA Special Convention and the Proposed Changes to the NCAA Constitution

By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer and Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu On Monday, November 15, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hosted a special convention to discuss proposed changes to the first six articles in the NCAA’s manual that constitute its constitution.  Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s resounding rejection of the NCAA’s principle of amateurism as a defense for busines