Tag: Athletics: Page 15

Sports

College Football Opener Again Raises Cash Game Concerns

Skeptics criticize the decision of some schools to hold football contests that often result in unequal treatment and repercussions for some of the players involved.

September 7, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Soccer Players Suspended for a Match after Blackface Incident

Five members of the women’s soccer team at a private Christian university in Washington state were suspended for one match Wednesday after a social media post surfaced showing them dressed in blackface and afro wigs.

September 3, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Venus Williams Earns B.S. Degree

Tennis superstar Venus Williams, currently focusing on her game this week at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, New York, recently added another achievement to her resume: a Bachelor of Science degree.

September 2, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Facility Being Built at Rhode Island University Collapses

An athletic building under construction at a private university collapsed Tuesday, injuring six construction workers and leaving crumpled steel strewn across the site.

September 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Scranton University Faculty Protest Contract on Move-in Day

Some University of Scranton faculty members picked freshman move-in day to demonstrate for what they called “a fair contract.”

August 23, 2015

Sports

Dear Kelly: About Cleaning Toilets

When Kelly Osbourne made an unfortunate remark about Latinos and toilets Aug. 4 on “The View” while commenting on Donald Trump’s previous faux pas, she set off a hashtag frenzy on Twitter that gave Latinos and others a chance to talk about their real-life careers.

August 10, 2015

Sports

Georgetown Track Coach Resigns Following Investigations

Georgetown announced the resignation of the director of its track and field and cross country programs following investigations of reports of hazing and sexual misconduct.

August 2, 2015

Sports

Six HBCUs Awarded NCAA Academic Support Funds

Historically Black schools receive significant share of more than $4 million awarded to low-resource Division I institutions by the NCAA for helping student-athletes improve academic performance.

July 30, 2015

Leadership & Policy

ANTHONY L. HOLLOMAN

ANTHONY L. HOLLOMAN has been named vice president for institutional advancement of Jackson State University. He was vice president for institutional advancement at Stillman College. He earned a bachelor’s from Johnson C. Smith University and a master’s from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama.

July 30, 2015

Students

Deal Makes College Possible for Major League Soccer Players

Major League Soccer is striking a multiyear deal with Southern New Hampshire University that will provide full scholarships for players and internship opportunities for the school’s students.

July 30, 2015

Sports

Cashing In?

Institutions struggle with high costs of running competitive Division I athletic programs.

July 29, 2015

Students

MILTON OVERTON

MILTON OVERTON has been appointed director of intercollegiate athletics at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He was senior associate athletics director at the University of Alabama. Overton earned a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma.

July 28, 2015