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Sports

Student in Ohio Says Headdress Led to Ouster from Game

A student at Miami University of Ohio says an American Indian headdress he wore to show school spirit got him thrown out of a home football game.

November 9, 2010

Faculty & Staff

UT-Knoxville Chancellor Says Diversity is a Goal

The chancellor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville says there is slow progress diversifying the faculty, which is mostly made up of White men.

November 2, 2010

Students

Study: Scholarship Athletes Still Pay for School

A report by Ithaca College researchers and an athletes’ advocacy group shows that the average “full scholarship” Division I athlete winds up having to pay $2,951 annually in school expenses not covered by grants-in-aid.

October 26, 2010

Sports

Lawyer: Paramedics Ignored Pace U. Student-Athlete Shot by NY Cops

Paramedics ignored a handcuffed and dying college football player shot by police and attended to injured officers for several minutes while his friend stood by screaming for help, a lawyer hired by the student’s family charged Wednesday.

October 21, 2010

Students

Game Delay: Latinos Not Yet Scoring With College Athletics

Despite their growing presence in professional sports, Latinos remain underrepresented in collegiate athletics.

October 4, 2010

Sports

Minority Coach Watch: Black Coaches Lead Two Teams in Top 25 Games in Week Five

The University of Miami’s Randy Shannon remains the only minority head Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coach whose team is ranked in the Associated Press’ Top 25.

September 30, 2010

Sports

Latina Athletic Director Thrives on Learning and Teaching

As the athletic director at St. Francis College, a Division I institution in Brooklyn, N.Y., Irma Garcia finds fulfillment in teaching others the rules of sports and sports administration.

September 21, 2010

Sports

Black Coaches Help Launch Groundbreaking College Football Season

The 2010 college football season has more Blacks leading Football Bowl Subdivision teams as head coaches than ever before.

September 9, 2010

Sports

New Maryland Athletic Director Anderson Sets High Goals for Terps

During an introduction as Maryland’s new athletic director, Kevin Anderson thanked his predecessor for putting the school in the upper echelon of the nation’s sports programs.

September 7, 2010

Sports

First African-American Hired as University of Maryland Athletic Director

The University of Maryland named Kevin Anderson as its new athletic director Saturday. Anderson previously held the same job for 5 1/2 years at Army.

September 6, 2010

Students

FBI Tracked Desegregation Suit Against Alabama’s Bear Bryant

Fans weren’t the only ones watching Alabama football between 1969 and 1971. The FBI, apparently with the approval of director J. Edgar Hoover, was secretly keeping an eye on a civil rights lawsuit filed by Blacks against  legendary coach Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant during the same period.

August 23, 2010

Sports

Ga. State Starts New Program in Tough Economy

Georgia State is one of six institutions, including South Alabama and Notre Dame College, launching football programs this year, amid a tough fundraising environment.

August 22, 2010