Tag: NCAA: Page 22

Sports

Prothro Goes From ‘The Catch’ to the Courtroom

Football player testifies about facing the 10th surgery on the left leg he had broken and being told that his college benefits were about to run out.

June 11, 2014

Sports

O’Bannon Takes Stand in Landmark NCAA Lawsuit

Five years after the former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon filed his antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, the trial began Monday in an Oakland courtroom.

June 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Career Services Associate Director of Career & Pur

For more information and to apply visit: jobs.olemiss.edu. Only applicants who apply online will be considered. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled or until an adequate applicant pool is established. http://tisch.nyu.edu/faculty/faculty-positions

June 8, 2014

Sports

NCAA’s Smaller Schools Hope They Don’t Get Left Behind

Smaller schools are concerned that changes proposed by the five major conferences could prevent them from competing head-to-head against power schools and create greater inequities between the largest athletic programs and those trying to keep up.

June 8, 2014

Sports

U.S. Defense Department, NCAA Collaborating on Brain Injury Research

A joint effort by the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Collegiate Athletic Association on a $30 million investigation of concussion and head impact exposure will study an estimated 37,000 student-athletes.

June 5, 2014

Sports

Too Many Potential Elliot Rodger Types Perceived as Normal

As a father of a college-age daughter, I worry more about all the minor league Elliots still out there.

June 2, 2014

Sports

Money Woes, Declining Talent Plague HBCU Football

Years before Jackie Slater was a Hall of Fame offensive lineman, he was playing for Wingfield High School in Jackson, Mississippi, and hoping to attract the attention of college scouts.

May 27, 2014

Sports

Wealth Gap Show in Latest NCAA Academic Numbers

Of the 17 football and men’s basketball teams banned from the 2014-15 postseason because of sub-par scores on the newest Academic Progress Rate, eight are from HBCUs.

May 14, 2014

Students

Yale Basketball Player Leaves Team for Glee Club

A Yale basketball player who was expected to play a big role on the team next season has decided to take a year off to sing.

May 13, 2014

Sports

NCAA Golf Pioneer Catana Starks’ Story Finally Gets Top Billing

Movie chronicles her journey of building — from scratch — the men’s golf program at Tennessee State University and becoming the first African-American woman to coach an NCAA Division I men’s golf team.

May 12, 2014

Sports

LGBT Organizations Step Up for College Athletes

Experts say collegiate athletes are often at a loss when it comes to LGBTQ outreach and education.

May 8, 2014

Sports

Dr. Ruth Simmons – President Emeritus, Brown University

In 2001, Simmons became the 18th president of Brown University, the first African-American to lead an Ivy League institution. She was president of Smith College from 1995 to 2001, after serving as vice provost of Princeton University and provost of Spelman College. She has served in various administrative positions at the University of Southern California […]

April 28, 2014