Anecdote or Data: Research on NCAA Division III Academic Performance and the Division III Presidential White Papers.

The author gives opinion on research on the academic performance of the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and the Presidential White Papers presented at the NCAA Convention held in 2009. He says among the topics of the papers were sports sponsorships and championships. He adds that the Division III Presidents Council has considered three subjects as the highest priority, one of which was a paper on presidential leadership. He notes that the division is comprised of diverse institutions.