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Creating a Successful Student-Athlete

Creating a Successful Student-AthleteDiscipline, focus and hard work are just a few attributes, says advising expert Dr. Ruth Darling By Kendra HamiltonCritics of big-time college sports have been working for decades to control the rampant rise in commercialization on campus — and to hold the line on academic integrity. But the balancing act is a […]

April 7, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Academics and Athletics: Playing for the Same Team

Academics and Athletics: Playing for the Same TeamHigh expectations greeted Dr. Myles Brand when he became president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in January 2003. As the fourth president of the nation’s most powerful amateur sports organization, Brand has the distinction of being the first to have been a college president. As president […]

April 7, 2004

Academics, Athletics and Life Skills

Academics, Athletics and Life SkillsAvid Black Issues’ readers know that in early April we honor outstanding students of color who have excelled both in the classroom and on the court, track or field with our annual Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards. The Arthur Ashe edition is a favorite of many scholar-athletes, parents, coaches and […]

April 7, 2004

Leadership & Policy

On New Ground – DR. Elson S. Floyd

DR. Elson S. FloydPresident, University of Missouri systemEducation: Ph.D., Higher and Adult Education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Master of Education, Adult Education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Speech, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill In early October, Black Issues caught up with Dr. Elson S. Floyd in Kansas City, […]

November 19, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Virginia Union President Resigns to Take Job With NCAA

Virginia Union President Resigns to Take Job With NCAA RICHMOND, Va.The president of Virginia Union University has resigned to take a job with the National Collegiate Athletic Association beginning in November. Dr. Bernard W. Franklin submitted his resignation to the historically Black school’s board of trustees last month. He has been president of the Richmond […]

August 27, 2003

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Headed to the WNBA

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Headed to the WNBASACRAMENTO, Calif. University of Tennessee Lady Vol basketball player Kara Lawson continues to make headlines well after the season has come to a close. Last month, the Alexandria, Va., native was chosen fifth in the first round of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft. Lawson originally […]

May 21, 2003

Report: Minorities, Women Losing Ground in Sports Employment

Report: Minorities, Women Losing Ground in Sports EmploymentNEW YORKWomen and minorities are losing ground in professional and college sports employment, reversing a trend toward greater diversity, according to a study released last month.Every professional sport had lower averages for employing women compared with the last “Racial and Gender Report Card” two years ago, and minority […]

May 21, 2003

COURTING SUCCESS

COURTING SUCCESS Appalling. It’s the only word that even comes close to describing the 2002-2003 college basketball season — a season that began amid such high hopes and ended with such a lurid litany of scandals, involving welding certificates, fake grades, petulant players and cheating coaches. And then — just as you were ready to […]

April 9, 2003

Reconsidering the Status of Title IX

Reconsidering the Status of Title IXCritics say the mandate shortchanges some men’s teams, while proponents argue women’s sports still remain underfunded. By Ben Hammer Tina Sloan-Green exemplifies the kind of far-reaching effects college athletics can have on a person’s life. The Temple University education professor and former women’s lacrosse coach was first exposed to field […]

April 9, 2003

Flickers of Light Amid Collegiate Sport’s Academically Dim World

Flickers of Light Amid Collegiate Sport’s Academically Dim World Our Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars edition gives us an opportunity this time every year to reflect on the status of the student-athlete. A look at abysmal graduation rates of college athletes coupled with those standout scholars who are able to manage their studies and sports […]

April 9, 2003

Report: Minorities Hold Few Top College Sports Jobs in Michigan

Report: Minorities Hold Few Top College Sports Jobs in Michigan DETROITAlthough state universities and the NCAA have discussed the issue of diversity for decades, nine out of 10 jobs in Michigan college athletics are still going to White candidates, and three out of four to men. The findings of a study by The Detroit News […]

March 12, 2003

Study: Number of Black Head Coaches Declines in Last Six Years

Study: Number of Black Head Coaches Declines in Last Six YearsLINCOLN, Neb.The number of Black head coaches at major college football programs declined in the past six years, even though a majority of players are minorities, according to a new study released last month. In 1995-1996, Black head coaches made up 5 percent of Division […]

September 11, 2002

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