National College Athletics Association (NCAA) President Mark Emmert delivers a speech during an event of State of College Athletics in Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

NCAA President Mark Emmert spoke on a panel at Harvard this week about the role of sports in college academics. Among other topics, Emmert spoke about the recent men's basketball scandals, the role of amateurism in college sports and how race plays into athletics.

Emmert's remarks from the panel have been edited for clarity and length.

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