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Sports

Coaching Diversity Slowly Rising at FBS Schools

First-year head college football coaches Joker Phillips and Charlie Strong are among a dozen Black head coaches at FBS schools, triple the number of Black head coaches two years ago.

August 12, 2010

Sports

Mississippi Flag Could Hurt Bid for SEC Baseball Tourney

The Confederate symbol on the Mississippi flag could hurt the state’s bid to host the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament starting in 2012 because some people find the emblem offensive, a top conference official said Tuesday.

August 11, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Knight Commission Blasts Runaway Spending in College Sports

With spending on big-time college sports continuing to escalate, a group of university presidents and campus leaders says it’s past time for more of that money to wind up in the classroom.

June 17, 2010

Sports

John Wooden Remembered as Brilliant College Coach

In the history of college basketball, no coach or school has come close to John Wooden’s 10 NCAA championships. His life was just as awe-inspiring as his records, admirers say.

June 7, 2010

Sports

Michigan Discloses Football Violations to NCAA

The University of Michigan admitted Tuesday to a series of violations in its storied football program, saying it doesn’t believe the problems related to practice time and coaching activities are enough to warrant major punishment from the NCAA.

May 25, 2010

Students

Revoked Scholarships Surprise College Athletes

With the U.S. Justice Department investigating the NCAA over the one-year scholarship award practice, college sport watchdogs say athletes too often fall victim to unkept promises and bottom-line decisions that force many out of big-time sports programs.

May 24, 2010

Sports

Gymnast Balances Stellar Academics With Dazzling Athletics

For her academic and athletic accomplishments, Marcia Newby is named the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, the print magazine affiliate of DiverseEducation.com. Tomorrow, DiverseEducation.com profiles the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year.

May 10, 2010

Students

NCAA Scrutiny Helps Hasten Decline of Tradition-Rich Black Prep School

The NCAA’s academic probe of the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina adds another blemish to the financially endangered prep school’s legacy.

May 9, 2010

Sports

University of Connecticut, NFL Launch Korey Stringer Institute

Partnered with the widow of the late professional football player Korey Stringer, the NFL and the University of Connecticut have collaborated to open the Korey Stringer Institute at UConn’s Neag School of Education to combat heat-related sports fatalities.

April 20, 2010

Sports

Biden, Duncan Tout Title IX Policy Change

Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that strengthening Title IX is not only the right thing to do, but helps women reach their aspirations “so this nation can realize its potential.”

April 20, 2010

Sports

Obama Administration Reverses Bush on College Sports Equity Policy

The U.S. Department of Education is repealing a Bush-era policy that some critics argue was a way to avoid complying with federal law in providing equal opportunities for female athletes.

April 19, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Univ. of South Carolina in Danger of Losing Lone Black Trustee

As state legislators weigh whether to vote out the lone minority trustee at the University of South Carolina, an Associated Press analysis shows the school’s governing board is already less diverse than others in the Southeastern Conference.

April 13, 2010