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Presidents Play Key Role in Spreading Diversity in College Coaching Ranks

NASHVILLE Tenn. University of Cincinnati president Nancy Zimpher has hired a football coach, men’s basketball coach and women’s basketball coach in the past 16 months. What she wanted in candidates couldn’t have been clearer. “I think the athletic director knew not even to bring the pool to me until it was representative,” Zimpher said Friday […]

January 13, 2008

Universities Continue to Spend Big on Head Football Coaches

With the college football season coming to a close with the BCS National Championship, Diverse took a look at 17 universities that recently hired new head coaches and compared their salaries to the former head coaches.

January 7, 2008

Just the Stats: What Public HBCU Coaches Are Paid, Part II

Last week, Diverse provided the results of a survey we conducted earlier this year on the compensation and salary packages of head coaches football at public historically Black colleges and universities.

December 13, 2007

Former UCLA Coach Dorrell Spotted On Duke Campus

DURHAM N.C. Former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell was spotted on the Duke campus Monday, while the Blue Devils’ search for a coach dragged into its third week. Dorrell, who was fired last week after the Bruins finished 6-6 this season, was seen in the passenger seat of a convertible near Cameron Indoor Stadium. Don Yee, […]

December 10, 2007

Just the Stats: What Public HBCU Coaches Are Paid, Part I

Diverse recently conducted a survey in order to compare the compensation and salary packages of head coaches at public historically Black colleges and universities.

December 6, 2007

Perspectives: UCLA Fires Dorrell Despite Academic Success, Winning Record and 100% Bowl Record

What does a Black coach have to do to keep his job? Many observers and critics of coaching equity are probably asking that question in light of the reasons the University of California, Los Angeles athletic director has given for the firing of head football coach Karl Dorrell.

December 3, 2007

Florida A&M Fires Football Coach; Athletic Director Resigns

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Florida A&M fired football coach Rubin Carter on Tuesday after the Rattlers finished 3-8 this season, at the same time accepting the resignation of athletic director Nelson Townsend.

November 20, 2007

College Sports and Drug-policies: Newspaper Finds Inconsistencies

SALT LAKE CITY When it comes to testing athletes for drugs, there are many inconsistencies at colleges and universities, from the money spent on programs to punishments given to offenders, a newspaper reported Sunday.

November 19, 2007

Former Florida A&M Coach and Athletic Director Hansel Tookes Dies at 86

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Former Florida A&M athletic director Hansel Tookes, who created the popular Florida Football Classic against archrival Bethune-Cookman, has died. He was 86.

November 15, 2007

Black Men on Campus and on the Field

As college athletics programs are increasingly entering the realm of high revenue entertainment, the dearth of minority coaches is becoming a more poignant issue than ever before.

November 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

College President Salaries on the Rise Again

College presidents are getting healthy raises, and a dozen at private universities earn $1 million or more including benefits, according to a new survey published Monday.

November 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Fired Soccer Coach Sues Nevada; Says NCAA Rules Broken

RENO Nev. Nevada’s former women’s soccer coach filed a lawsuit against university officials on Thursday, claiming she was fired in retaliation for complaining about NCAA rules violations and discrimination against her players.\

November 8, 2007

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