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CIAA, Double the Pleasure for JCSU

The Johnson C. Smith University men’s basketball team, the Golden Bulls, seized their second consecutive Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association (CIAA) championship by defeating Virginia Union University 70-63 Saturday night at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., before an overflow crowd.

March 2, 2009

CIAA Tournament Provides Much More Than Basketball

Over five weeks last year this city hosted three basketball tournaments, including the Atlantic Coast Conference men and the NCAA East Regional.

February 25, 2009

Are Minority Football Players Being Pushed Into Pointless Majors?

Paper raises “clustering” question, but critics dismiss it as too superficial.

February 22, 2009

Racial and Gender Hiring Practices in College Sports Backslide

Institute calls the new report card the worst in many years.

February 19, 2009

NCAA Addresses Diversity Concerns at National Conference

Promoting an inclusive environment that produces a diverse crop of collegiate sports administrators to address the needs of an increasingly diverse population of student-athletes is a priority for the NCAA, Charlotte Westerhaus, vice president of diversity and inclusion, said Wednesday during a seminar at the association’s national conference.

January 14, 2009

‘Putting Education First’ Rhodes Scholar says parents rewarded achievements in the classroom over football field.

Many boys fantasize about becoming stars on the football field or basketball court when they grow up and earning millions of dollars in endorsement deals.

January 4, 2009

Alabama State Football Program Placed on Probation

Alabama State University’s football program was placed on five years’ probation by the NCAA on Wednesday and must forfeit all games won in the 2000 and 2001 seasons, including the 2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference championship.

December 10, 2008

DRASTIC MEASURES FOR DIFFICULT TIMES

Hit hard by the global financial crisis, colleges are cutting their budgets in ways that prompt fears about access and retention for minority students.

December 10, 2008

Group Hires Lawyer To Address Dearth of Black College Football Coaches

The number of Black college football coaches is going in the wrong direction, according to the latest hiring report card issued Wednesday by the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA).

November 12, 2008

Faculty & Staff

ALL IN A DECADE’S WORK

Eugenio María de Hostos Community College’s longtime president Dolores Fernández reflects on her journey through academia and helping other Hispanics reach the top.

November 12, 2008

Longest Running HBCU Bowl Cancelled

The longest running bowl tournament in the history of Black colleges was abruptly cancelled this year, largely due to budgetary reasons, officials said.

November 4, 2008

A Pioneer of Collegiate Women’s Sports

North Carolina State University’s Kay Yow has amassed an impressive win-loss record, but to her players she’s more than a coach.

October 1, 2008

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