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Sports

NCAA President Troubled by Indiana’s New Law

NCAA president Mark Emmert, whose organization is based in Indianapolis and will showcase one of its signature sporting events there this weekend, said Monday that a new Indiana law that could allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians might jeopardize the NCAA’s relationship with the state.

March 30, 2015

Students

Tiger Woods Donates $10K to UMES for Golf Scholarship

Tiger Woods is donating $10,000 to the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, helping the university create a scholarship in the name of trailblazing golfer Charlie Sifford.

March 26, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Southern University Reassigns Athletic Director

Southern University Athletic Director William Broussard has been reassigned to the Southern System’s president’s office as a fund raiser.

March 26, 2015

Sports

Testimony Complete in Suit from Former Alabama State Athletic Director

Testimony is complete in the dispute between Alabama State University and its former athletics director Stacy Danley.

March 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Coaches Play an Important Role in Our Society

Many of us can point to someone that we called “coach” who was instrumental in molding and shaping our lives.

February 26, 2015

Students

Higher Ed’s Super Bowl Dilemma: Go to Game or Pay for Dartmouth?

Hmm. But you can still drink a heck of a lot more at Dartmouth — for now.

February 1, 2015

Sports

In Case You Missed It …

Limbo Name of Game for Non-revenue-generating Collegiate Sports Researchers: ECO Intervention Project Paying Off for Select Low-Income Students Diverse Analysis: Why President Obama’s New Community College Plan Matters  White House Taking Optimistic View on Prospects for Free Community College

January 22, 2015

Students

Special Focus: NCAA Sports

This issue covers the future of Olympic/non-revenue generating sports in college, the recent UNC scandal involving student-athletes, and the latest student protests and the NCAA’s reactions to them.

January 15, 2015

Sports

Diverse on the Go!

Sports Writer Frank J. Matthews will be among  the Diverse staff members attending the 2015 NCAA Convention at National Harbor, Maryland, today through Sunday.

January 14, 2015

Sports

In Collegiate Athletics, Football Coaches Drive the Bus

With so much on the line, the coach is under immense pressure to win at any cost. That cost often is the education and well-being of the student-athletes under their tutelage.

January 8, 2015

Students

University of Virginia Proposes New Rules for Greek Organizations

Kegs of beer and pre-made mixes of liquor and punch will be banned from fraternity parties at the University of Virginia under proposed new rules aimed at stamping out sexual assault on campus.

January 7, 2015

Sports

Experts Say Student-Athlete Grad Rates Manipulated in University Cash Games

Attendees at the inaugural Black Student Athlete Conference discuss whether Black student-athletes are brought to campuses to receive an education or primarily to generate revenue for the institution.

January 7, 2015