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Former Basketball Coach Sues a California College For Discrimination and Corruption

September 15, 2021

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NIL, Social Media and Leveling the Playing Field

Scholars have speculated that NIL will make sports more equitable for all genders and races. However, it is the athletes who already have media exposure and access to internet and technology who have benefitted most.

September 14, 2021

Playing Fair? Fallout of the NCAA’s Decision To Allow Student-Athletes to Benefit From NIL

While some stakeholders say the decision to allow collegiate athletes to benefit from their names, images and likenesses (NIL) could have a number of unintended consequences, experts argue it may actually provide more opportunities to female athletes.

September 13, 2021

Dr. Joseph N. Cooper

Student Athletes Shine at Olympic Games

Precedent-setting wins are among the extraordinary accomplishments of the collegians who competed in Tokyo.

September 3, 2021

Three-time Olympic medalist in swimming Maggie MacNeil of University of Michigan. (Courtesy of Michigan athletics)

New Survey Indicates Over 25% of Student Athletes Experience Sexual Abuse on Campus

More than one quarter of current or former student athletes reported experiencing sexual assault of harassment perpetrated by someone on campus.

August 26, 2021

Richard Schulte, an attorney representing former athletes in a lawsuit against The Ohio State University.

Former Amherst Lacrosse Coach Alleges Racial Discrimination in Lawsuit Against the School

August 18, 2021

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Title IX Can Still Help Women Access Opportunities Through the NIL

To ensure every athlete, male or female, an equal opportunity to NIL, universities should follow the guidelines laid out fifty years ago in Title IX.

August 11, 2021

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First HBCU Women’s Gymnastics Team Could Be on Horizon

As Simone Biles and more superstar gymnasts of color made waves at this year’s Olympics, Grambling State University (GSU) took steps to consider becoming the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with a women’s gymnastics team.

August 9, 2021

Brown Girls Do Gymnastics Conference at Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana, July 2021

Stakeholders Applaud NCAA’s Re-Examination of Transgender Athlete Policies

The NCAA Board of Governors is in the beginning stages of re-examining its policies around transgender participation in sport, following controversies over its handling of the women’s basketball and volleyball tournaments earlier this year. Tuesday, the body discussed a report on gender equity, transgender inclusion, and sexual violence in its championship competitions.

August 4, 2021

How Economic Desperation Feeds the Athletic Lottery

The growth and proliferation of the athletic lottery is based on many people buying into the belief that they too can win despite there being significant odds against it. Many young people have the illusion of there being a much greater likelihood that they will reach the professional ranks than they actually have. The odds of getting there are slim to none regardless of one’s desire to get there.

August 4, 2021

The Transferrable Impact of Positive Pressure in Sports and Public Policy

There is a heightened level of immersion and focus that goes into what coaches do every day because the stakes are higher. With higher stakes comes more pressure. Pressure one of the main elements that leads to top level performance on a consistent basis. A lack of pressure leads to complacency which is the enemy of the maximization of one’s potential and purpose.

July 22, 2021

Benedict College to Offer Degree in Esports Administration

South Carolina’s Benedict College is the latest institution to begin offering a bachelor’s degree in Esports administration. Starting this fall, the major will be part of the Health and Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) department in the School of Education, Health, and Human Services. The move comes after an Esports club on campus quickly gained […]

July 20, 2021

NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Policy Change Ushers in a New Paradigm

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) adoption of a new policy on July 1 that allowed players to be able to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), has ushered in a new era for college athletics. It is an inflection point that will create a new paradigm that multiple stakeholders will have to adjust to. It represents a major deviation from a status quo that has been in place for generations. Players will now be able to cash in on the fame that the platform of college sports provides for the first time.

July 14, 2021

College World Series Spotlights Three African American Athletic Directors

Three of the institutions represented in the College World Series have African American athletic directors.

June 30, 2021

Syracuse University to Hire Outside Firm to Review Women’s Basketball Program

Syracuse University will hire an outside firm to review its women’s basketball program, following allegations of threats, bullying and unwanted physical contact by Syracuse women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman, The Associated Press reported. This comes almost 10 weeks after Hillsman attributed the departure of 11 players to attrition, COVID-19 and the transfer portal. No formal […]

June 30, 2021

Syracuse University

Critical Sport Scholars: Navigating an Uncomfortable Space

Being a college sports fan while also studying college sports is a difficult space to navigate.

June 23, 2021

Supreme Court Rules Against NCAA’s Education-Based Benefits Restriction

In a unanimous decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)—citing their restrictions on education-based benefits for student athletes as “unlawful.”

June 21, 2021

Q&A With Gail Dent, the NCAA’s Associate Director of Communications

Meet Gail Dent, the NCAA’s Associate Director of Communications, as she shares her thoughts on student-athlete activism, the long-term effects of COVID-19 and her go-to dish at a summer barbeque.

June 18, 2021