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MIKE GARRETT

MIKE GARRETT has been named executive director for athletics at California State University, Los Angeles. Most recently, he served as athletic director at Langston University in Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor’s from the University of Southern California and a juris doctor from the Western State College of Law at Argosy University.

MONICA E. MONROE

MONICA E. MONROE has been appointed dean of students of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, effective in February. She is associate dean of students and a lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School. Monroe earned a bachelor’s from Boston University and a juris doctor from George Washington.

The Exploitation of College Sports

Big-time college sports perpetuate a deeper racism, says sports agent.

Why Efforts to Ban Student-Athlete Protests Would Backfire

Such actions would likely spark Black student-athletes to protest the discrimination they endure at the universities they attend and possibly disrupt revenue stream.

Settlement Reached in Tennessee Discrimination Lawsuit

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― Former Tennessee associate director of sports medicine Jenny Moshak and two ex-Lady Volunteers strength coaches have settled a gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit they filed against the university in the fall of 2012. The university said Monday it had reached a $750,000 settlement with Moshak, Heather Mason and Collin Schlosser plus “attorneys’ […]

Boise State Reaches Settlement in Sex Assault Lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho ― Two former Boise State University athletes who accused the school of failing to stop sexually harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement with the university. The former students sued the school in 2014, alleging athletic officials ignored their reports of sexual assault and harassment by a star athlete. The settlement was reached Dec. […]

LSU Issues Temporary Ban on Hoverboards on Campus

BATON ROUGE, La. ― Louisiana State University is temporary banning students from using self-balancing two wheeled scooters, also known as Hoverboards, on campus and campus-run housing. WAFB TV reports the LSU Department of Residential Life issued a statement saying they had made the decision to “prohibit the use, possession, or storage of electronic skateboards including […]

Tony Elliot Leading Clemson to Victory

Clemson University’s Tony Elliott was once a walk-on for the team he now serves as co-offensive coordinator.

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Diverse Charts: 2015-2016 NCAA Bowl Team APRs

Going into the home stretch of college football bowl games, Diverse takes a look at the Academic Progress Rates (APR) among FBS teams. APR is a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of a school’s student-athletes for each academic term. A perfect score would be 1,000. 2015-2016 NCAA Bowl Team APRs […]

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Campus Activists Unite in Call for Divestments at Colleges

BOSTON ― Campus activists who often fight in parallel with one another for their respective causes are now starting to form alliances as they turn up the pressure on some U.S. colleges to financially divest from industries that run counter to their beliefs. Student groups that have long called on colleges to stop investing in […]

Leadership & Policy

Texas Campus Carry Law Gets Green Light

Texas campus carry law gets boost as the new year promises legal shootout over guns in colleges.

Orange Bowl Rivals Join Forces on Native American Education

Clemson University and the University of Oklahoma partner to reduce dropout rate of Native American high school students.

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