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Sports

UConn Opposes Disclosure of Advertisers’ Contracts

The University of Connecticut is opposing legislation that could force public disclosure of contracts to do marketing for its athletic teams, arguing it would turn away potential advertisers and hurt the university financially.

March 7, 2013

Sports

For NCAA, a Golden Opportunity to Make a Statement on Diversity

With several new executive-level vacancies as the result of termination of enforcement division staff, the NCAA can set the pace for its members with diverse hirings.

February 18, 2013

Sports

Gridiron Pioneer

In 1963 the Civil Rights Movement was reaching its peak.

February 11, 2013

Sports

A Special Tribute to College Sports’ Unsung Scholars/Researchers

In the third installment of a four-part series, the Diverse editors recognize scholars and researchers who have helped us look beyond the data and navigate in the world of sports.

February 4, 2013

Sports

Missing Men: The Lack of African-American Head Coaches in College Football

College football is arguably the most popular sport at the nation’s colleges and universities.

January 31, 2013

Sports

A Special Tribute to the Unsung Heroes and Heroines of College Sports

Many are familiar with the work of organizations such as Black Coaches and Administrators and the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, which serve as policing organizations to monitor the NCAA’s commitment to diversity in hiring as well as athletic programs’ commitment to academics, respectively.

January 28, 2013

Sports

Social Media’s Undeniable Impact on College Sports

In just a few short years, social media have become the centerpiece at the table of intercollegiate athletics. Stakeholders are now examining how best to utilize and at times cope with entities such as Twitter and Facebook.

January 27, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Bankrupt Lon Morris College Campus Sold at Auction

The oldest junior college in Texas has been sold at auction with much of the property going to the local school district and an office supply company.

January 23, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Latest NCAA Scandal Comes from Headquarters

In an embarrassing blow to its watchdog image, the NCAA said Wednesday its enforcement staff had botched the high-profile investigation of the University of Miami by improperly conducting at least two depositions while working with an attorney for disgraced booster Nevin Shapiro.

January 23, 2013

Sports

NCAA Division II Delegates Deny Mexico Pilot Program Membership

In a narrow vote of 138 for and 141 against, the NCAA Division II delegates opted not to extend to Mexican colleges the same invitation to begin the application for membership process that had been given to Canada in 2008.

January 22, 2013

Sports

Student-Athletes Discuss Diversity at NCAA Convention

What does it mean to have diversity programs that are really inclusive—from the standpoint of the student athlete? That was the focus of a panel of former student athletes, now graduates, who shared their real life experiences with an audience of higher education athletics administrators at the 2013 convention of the NCAA in Dallas, Jan. […]

January 22, 2013

Sports

NFL’s Griffin, Wilson Following Ashe’s Lead

In 1989, trailblazing tennis player and activist Arthur Ashe said that he knew there were Black athletes “perfectly capable of simultaneously excelling on the athletic and academic fields.”

January 2, 2013