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Faculty & Staff

UNC Faculty Asks Chancellor to Rethink Resignation

Professors at North Carolina’s flagship public university are hoping to sway Chancellor Holden Thorp to change his mind about resigning in the face of multiple scandals.

September 18, 2012

Sports

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hires First African-American Woman as Commissioner

Jacqie Carpenter was hired last month as the first African-American female head of the CIAA.

September 18, 2012

Faculty & Staff

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor to Resign Amid Scandals

UNC chancellor to step down next year in the wake of scandals involving academic fraud, improper travel spending by fundraisers and special treatment for athletes.

September 17, 2012

Students

FAMU Holds First Home Game Without Famed Band

Saturday marked the first FAMU football game in decades without a halftime show of elaborate dances, booming percussion and thundering brass.

September 16, 2012

Students

Haskell Indian Nations U. Sports Programs on Probation through 2014

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has put all athletic programs at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas on probation through 2014 for “violations involving ineligible players.”

September 12, 2012

Students

Q&A With Bernard Muir: Continuing Traditions

With more than 20 years in sports administration, Bernard Muir joined Stanford University in August as its new director of athletics.

September 11, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Slow-moving UNC Academic Sports Scandal Unresolved

A two-year scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that has led to sidelined football players, NCAA penalties and the departure of a big-name coach has slowly built into questions of how widely academic fraud has spread at the elite public university.

September 9, 2012

Students

Fort Valley State Seeks Title IX Compliance, Sports Funding Fixes

Fort Valley State University (FVSU) says its recent decision to reinstate its women’s volleyball program may be only a temporary fix to a larger challenge facing the school.

September 5, 2012

Sports

Clark Atlanta Suspends Band Performances

Clark Atlanta University has suspended performances by its marching band following an allegation of possible hazing.

September 3, 2012

Sports

BCA Hiring Report Card Shows Positive Change in Football

Twenty-two head coaches of color have been hired in the eight years since the Black Coaches and Administrators released its first report card.

November 15, 2011

Sports

Federal Court Permits Football Players’ Discrimination Case Against California Community College

Three Black former football players can pursue their civil rights suit accusing a northern California community college of racial discrimination, verbal abuse and harassment, a federal judge has ruled.

November 10, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Report: Leadership of Football Bowl Subdivision Programs Showing Slow Progress on Diversity

The latest TIDES report shows that head coaches of color are at an all-time high since the start of the 2011 college football season, but other leadership positions lag far behind.

November 8, 2011