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Sports

Grambling Fires Head Football Coach

Grambling State fired head football coach Doug Williams on Wednesday after the Tigers lost the first two games of the season.

September 11, 2013

Students

Stephen Ross to Give $200M to University of Michigan

New York real estate magnate and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross plans to give $200 million to the University of Michigan for its business school and athletics programs, the largest single donation in the school’s history, officials announced Wednesday.

September 4, 2013

Sports

FAMU Band Back on the Field After Suspension

Florida A&M University’s famed band made its first appearance in a football stadium in nearly 22 months on Sunday after the 2011 hazing death of a drum major.

September 1, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Writing and Teaching Specialist

Delgado Community College is seeking an exceptional trailblazer with impeccable business acumen and leadership skills to direct its Business and Administrative Affairs unit. This individual must be a proven leader with a broad vision for the role of finance and administration and in achieving institutional excellence.

August 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student

Fort Valley State University, a state and land-grant institution of the University System of Georgia, seeks an experienced financial administrator to serve as Vice President for Business and Finance. Reporting to the President, the Vice President for Business and Finance is the University’s chief fiscal officer and provides strategic and tactical leadership.

August 27, 2013

Sports

Australian Killed in Oklahoma Followed College Dream

Chris Lane loved baseball, but knew it wouldn’t make him a star. Instead, the Australian youth with a quirky passion for America’s pastime came to the U.S. for a college education, found a girlfriend and died while training for what was likely his final year on the diamond.

August 22, 2013

Sports

Official Who Sued University of Tennessee Retires Early

Jenny Moshak has retired as Tennessee’s associate director of sports medicine, less than a year after she filed a lawsuit against the university for discrimination and retaliation.

August 18, 2013

Students

FAMU Band Returns to the Field After 2 Year Suspension

Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 will return to the field Sept. 1 in Orlando, nearly two years after it was suspended because of a hazing-related death.

August 15, 2013

Students

On Slate, the Washington Football Team and ‘N’ Wording the ‘R’ Word

Slate strips Washington, D.C.’s resident football team of its controversial name.

August 11, 2013

Leadership & Policy

NCAA Getting Out of Jersey-Selling Business

NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday it would stop the practice immediately after reports this week that team jerseys and other items linked to individual schools could be found on its own website by searching for specific player names.

August 8, 2013

Sports

Black Head Coaches in Position to Make Run at College Football National Title

When the college football season starts on August 29 it will mark the first time that two Black head coaches begin the season ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25.

August 1, 2013

Sports

Rutgers Should Take Control of Sports, Report Says

A report commissioned by Rutgers University after a scandal led to the ousting of its basketball coach and athletic director finds breakdowns in communication as the university learned about the coach’s physical and verbal abuse of players.

July 22, 2013