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Students

University of Kansas Chancellor Upholds Rejection of Student Fee

University of Kansas students will not have to pay a $25-per-semester fee for athletics, but they will have to pay two other new fees in the fall, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said.

March 30, 2014

Students

Union Ruling Comes at Bad Time for NCAA

They’re battling in courtrooms, and could one day meet over a bargaining table. About the only things the two sides in the debate over big-time college athletics agree on is that things are changing.

March 27, 2014

Sports

M. Grace Calhoun Named Penn Athletic Director

Penn provost Vincent Price, who chaired the search committee, on Monday called Calhoun “a national leader in intercollegiate athletics.”

March 25, 2014

Students

Harvard’s NCAA Dreams Belie Less Than Stellar Reality on Campus

You may not like Harvard because it busted your bracket going for the fake Buffet Billions. Even non-math types knew there was a statistical joke going on with Buffet having the edge. You hit a 1 in 9.2 quintillion shot and Buffet only pays you a billion? Sucker. It makes the lottery seem reasonable. And […]

March 24, 2014

Sports

Where Does the NFL Stand on Racism, Bigotry These Days?

League has to eventually tackle controversies about the use of Redskins as a team name and possible N-word penalty.

March 12, 2014

Sports

Some Principles to Guide the Changing Face of College Athletics

Seldom have the shifting sands upon which college athletics are built been more apparent than today.

March 4, 2014

Sports

Hearings on College Football Union End

Hearings on Northwestern football players’ bid to form the nation’s first college athletic union have concluded with three former players testifying for the university.

February 25, 2014

Sports

New York University Proposes Anti-bullying Program for Youth Sports

In the wake of the Miami Dolphins’ bullying scandal, the NYU sports and society program proposed a range of initiatives Tuesday for youth athletics to combat intolerant behavior in sports.

February 25, 2014

Sports

Northwestern University Defends Football Program’s Academics

Northwestern University officials urged a federal agency to deny a bid by the school’s football players to form the first college athletes’ union in U.S. history.

February 20, 2014

Students

Hearings Begin to Consider if College Players are Employees

A federal agency kicked off the first in a series of hearings on whether to approve a bid by Northwestern University football players to unionize.

February 12, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: Alternate Pathways to College Presidency

In the past, college presidents from other schools and college vice presidents have most often ascended the ranks to fill empty presidential seats.

February 11, 2014

Sports

Wendy Walters Ascends the NCAA Career Ladder

Growing up in Rochester, N.Y., in the 1980s, Wendy Walters was drawn to athletics and didn’t let unequal opportunities for girls hold her back.

February 9, 2014