Sports: Page 70

Support Program Aims to be Game-Changer

When Black student-athletes arrive on campus on a sports scholarship, their athletic performance too often is priority while education ends up on the sidelines.

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Tiger Woods Donates $10K to UMES for Golf Scholarship

Tiger Woods is donating $10,000 to the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, helping the university create a scholarship in the name of trailblazing golfer Charlie Sifford.

Leadership & Policy

Southern University Reassigns Athletic Director

Southern University Athletic Director William Broussard has been reassigned to the Southern System’s president’s office as a fund raiser.

Coach Mitchell’s Hoop Dreams Fueled by His Passion

Marc Mitchell, head coach of the reigning Division III women’s basketball national champions, says his vision has been to take whatever program he coaches to the next level.

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Hampton, MEAC Can’t Lose in NCAA Tournament

Regardless of the outcome of their matchup against a Kentucky team that is chasing history, Hampton University and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will be winners thanks to the NCAA Basketball Fund.

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Globetrotter Seeks to Bring World Together

Mannie Jackson, former owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, is the driving force behind a new educational center in his Illinois hometown.

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In Case You Missed It…

Thousands March in Selma in Honor of 50th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Transgender Issues Put Women’s Colleges to the Test Forgoing Two-Year Institutions Better for At-Risk Students League of Innovations: Lack of Funding Age-Old Story

Brown Students Protest Handling of Sex Assault Allegations

Hundreds of Brown University students silently marched across campus Wednesday to protest the college’s handling of recent sexual assault allegations, saying the school is trying to protect its reputation rather than the victims of assault.

Leadership & Policy

Diverse on the Go

Diverse Senior Writer Jamal Watson is moderating a panel today entitled Crisis of Black Intelligentsia at the National Action Network national convention in New York. The convention continues through Saturday. Diverse also is attending and covering the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education conference in Charleston, South Carolina, that continues through Saturday. The organization […]

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Planned Closure of Sweet Briar College Stirs Alumnae

Tears gave way to determination Wednesday as fiercely loyal Sweet Briar College students and alumnae vowed to keep their small private women’s college open.

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Testimony Complete in Suit from Former Alabama State Athletic Director

Testimony is complete in the dispute between Alabama State University and its former athletics director Stacy Danley.

Faculty & Staff

Coaches Play an Important Role in Our Society

Many of us can point to someone that we called “coach” who was instrumental in molding and shaping our lives.

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