Sports: Page 66

The University of Texas Austin Battles a Tumultuous Legacy

The University of Texas at Austin bears a complicated history toward race.

South Carolina’s Action on Flag Leads NCAA to Lift Ban

As a result of the South Carolina’s decision to remove the Confederate battle flag from its capitol grounds, the NCAA is ending a nearly 15-year ban on the state playing host to sanctioned championship events.

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BCCC in Good Standing; Sojourner-Douglass Loses Accreditation

Two Baltimore schools recently received good and bad news respectively with regard to their accreditation status.

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Diverse on the Go

Senior Writer Jamal Eric Watson is attending the 2015 HBCU Student Success Summit in Atlanta at the Omni Atlanta Hotel today through Saturday.

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Smith-Jones Named Athletic Director at UC Riverside

Tamica Smith-Jones has been named director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of California, Riverside.

Confronting Assault Issues on Campus: Our Reality, Our Challenge

Late last year my personal life collided with my work life in regards to the issues of assault on college campuses.

Vermont State College Seeks to Increase Completion Rate

WATERBURY, Vt. ― Fewer than half of Vermont’s high school graduates go on to get college degrees, and the Vermont State College system is trying to find ways to change that and make sure those who do go on to college complete it.

When Asian Americans Hear Hate Crime, We Think of Vincent Chin

The anniversary of his beating death in 1982 coincides with the mourning in Charleston.

HBCUs to Seek Delay on NCAA Requirement

Fourteen of 21 Division I athletic teams facing postseason competition bans this coming school year are based at historically Black colleges and universities.

Leadership & Policy

College of Charleston Approves Tuition Increase

The College of Charleston Board of Trustees has voted to approve a tuition increase of 3.25 percent for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Catholic College in Massachusetts Closing

A small Roman Catholic college in Massachusetts has announced that it is closing at the end of the academic year due to “insurmountable financial challenges.”

The Cost of ‘Revenue Sports’

When the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced June 2 that there would be gridiron games this fall, many around the country were perplexed—and many others thrilled—by the obvious victory for the sport.

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