The University of Mississippi Athletics
Chancellor Khayat To Participate In Cybercast
2/1/2007 | Athletics
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Dr. Robert C. Khayat, chancellor of the University of Mississippi and a former football player for the Washington Redskins, will participate in a forum titled "Intercollegiate Athletics: Their Role, Their Status, Their Future" at 11 a.m. Friday at the University of Virginia.
Joining Khayat on the panel will be Rev. Edward A. Malloy, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame.
The event will be cybercast live over the World Wide Web. The Webcast, originating from the university's Charlottesville campus, will be available both live and in archive at www.millercenter.org/.
The forum will examine the importance of intercollegiate athletics in fundraising and as part of an overall college curriculum. Recent concerns surrounding coaching salaries, behavior scandals and academic concerns of student-athletes have brought increased scrutiny to college athletic departments and their respective universities.
Malloy chairs the National Commission on Substance Abuse and Sports for the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and recently served as president of the Sports Wagering Task Force established by the NCAA.