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Students

NCAA President Mark Emmert: Increased Emphasis on Student-Athlete Academic Performance Due in Part to Reforms

There’s a greater emphasis on the performance of student-athletes in the classroom—thanks in part to academic reforms of the National Collegiate Athletic Association over the past decade, NCAA president Mark Emmert told a national group of academic advisors on Saturday.

June 5, 2011

Students

HBCU Conference Schools Take Big Hits in Latest NCAA Academic Progress Report

The NCAA banned Jackson State and Southern of the Southwestern Athletic Conference from postseason play in football next season and did the same thing for Southern and Grambling in men’s basketball.

May 24, 2011

Students

Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy

Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.

May 18, 2011

Students

Should College Athletes Be Paid?

While a winning athletic program can bring millions of dollars and instant notoriety to a school, some say college athletes are getting played in the process.

May 16, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Perspective: Increase Diversity Among Division I College Football Coaches

Bringing the Rooney Rule to the collegiate level would help increase diversity among head football coaches, athletic directors and conference commissioners.

May 9, 2011

Sports

Schools Urged to Aggressively Monitor Title IX Compliance

In complying with Title IX — the civil rights law significantly helped expand women’s athletic opportunities — college administrators should not assume their programs satisfy the law as long as no one has filed a complaint, a U.S. Education Department official said Tuesday.

May 3, 2011

Sports

Juggling Pro Baseball and College Football, Scholar-Athlete Excels in Classroom

Motivated by faith and inspired by his late father, Russell Wilson stayed focused on gridiron and academic achievement even after becoming a professional baseball player last year.

April 28, 2011

Sports

Candid Race Talk Launches College Sports Symposium

Expert panelists detailed how lucrative college sports competition have led many to ask whether athletes in men’s basketball and football programs are exploited while others profit immeasurably.

April 13, 2011

Sports

CIAA Tournament Draws Record Crowd to Charlotte

Attendance for official CIAA functions topped 190,000 and provided an economic impact of $44.3 million, a 19 percent increase from last year.

April 5, 2011

Sports

VCU Coach Shaka Smart’s Rise No Shock to Those Who Know Him

By taking VCU to the Final Four at just age 33, Shaka Smart has become the coach of the moment, the prospect at the top of everyone’s wish list.

March 30, 2011

Sports

George Mason University Marches to the Peppy Musical Mix of ‘Doc Nix’

Since coming to George Mason in 2006, pep band director Michael Nickens has been putting his unique style which blends Hip-Hop, Rock, R&B and Jazz on display to pump up the fans of the basketball team.

March 17, 2011

Sports

Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Improve Division I Basketball Graduation Rates

As March Madness action was tipping off, Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined sports scholar Richard Lapchick and the NAACP president Ben Jealous to urge greater action on student-athlete graduation rates.

March 17, 2011