intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌin-tər-kə-ˈlē-jət 
-jē-ət
: existing, carried on, or participating in activities between colleges
intercollegiate athletics
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Finebaum sent a warning to IU vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics Scott Dolson, suggesting he could be run out of the school in five or so years.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
On July 30, Tate named Keli Zinn, LSU’s executive deputy AD, as Rutgers’ new director of intercollegiate athletics, filling a vacancy that had remained open for nearly a year.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The goal is like-minded institutions in regional proximity competing in intercollegiate athletics.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Student athletes are expected to balance competition with scholastics, a once sacrosanct ideal that’s getting overshadowed as intercollegiate sports increasingly resembles the pros.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
On July 30, Tate named Keli Zinn, LSU’s executive deputy AD, as Rutgers’ new director of intercollegiate athletics, filling a vacancy that had remained open for nearly a year.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The goal is like-minded institutions in regional proximity competing in intercollegiate athletics.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Student athletes are expected to balance competition with scholastics, a once sacrosanct ideal that’s getting overshadowed as intercollegiate sports increasingly resembles the pros.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Intercollegiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercollegiate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌint-ər-kə-ˈlē-j(ē-)ət
: existing or carried on between colleges
intercollegiate sports
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