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In Memoriam: Remembering Donald Phelps (1929-2003): Community College Leader

In Memoriam: Remembering Donald Phelps (1929-2003): Community College LeaderAUSTIN, Texas Dr. Donald G. Phelps, W.K. Kellogg Regents Professor in Community College Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education, died in Austin, on July 5, after a brief illness. Phelps was the first African American to serve as chancellor of both the […]

August 13, 2003

Community College Photo

Young College Athletes See ‘Raceless’ World, Study Says

Young College Athletes See ‘Raceless’ World, Study SaysNASHVILLE, Tenn. A new study showing similar levels of agreement among White and Black college athletes that racial and ethnic discrimination is no longer a problem bucks more than 70 years of social science trends relating to racial perceptions of discrimination. The report, “There’s No Race on the Playing […]

August 13, 2003

Bush Retreats on Title IX Revisions

Bush Retreats on Title IX RevisionsOpponents vow to continue efforts to weaken law By Ben HammerWASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Education in early July announced it would not alter its enforcement of the 1972 law known as Title IX that has led to a dramatic increase in women’s participation in athletics, heading off challenges to […]

August 13, 2003

Clark Atlanta University Begins Round of Layoffs

Clark Atlanta University Begins Round of LayoffsATLANTA Clark Atlanta University began a series of layoffs this month as part of a plan to cut spending by 20 percent. The layoffs, calculated to save about $3.4 million annually in salary and benefits, began with 53 staff members in various departments, said spokeswoman Sheila Jack. Another 26 […]

July 30, 2003

Professional Appointments

Professional Appointments Dr. Michael A. Battle is the new president of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. Previously, he was vice president for student affairs at Chicago State University. Battle earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College, a master of divinity degree from Duke University and a doctor of ministry degree from Howard University. Dr. […]

July 2, 2003

San Jose Students Want Statue Honoring Olympic Salute

San Jose Students Want Statue Honoring Olympic SaluteSAN JOSE, Calif. Thirty-five years after sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos bowed their heads and raised their fists on the Olympic podium in a Black power salute, students at their alma mater want to honor their controversial gesture with a statue. The image of two athletes raising […]

June 4, 2003

College Sports Television to Produce Broadband Shows

College Sports Television to Produce Broadband ShowsNEW YORKCSTV, or College Sports Television (www.cstv.com), the first 24-hour college sports network, will produce College Sports Buzz@AOL, two original, specially produced weekly shows airing on AOL for Broadband. The shows focus on the stories, games and events in the world of college sports. The first show premiered May […]

May 21, 2003

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Headed to the WNBA

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Headed to the WNBASACRAMENTO, Calif. University of Tennessee Lady Vol basketball player Kara Lawson continues to make headlines well after the season has come to a close. Last month, the Alexandria, Va., native was chosen fifth in the first round of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft. Lawson originally […]

May 21, 2003

Report: Minorities, Women Losing Ground in Sports Employment

Report: Minorities, Women Losing Ground in Sports EmploymentNEW YORKWomen and minorities are losing ground in professional and college sports employment, reversing a trend toward greater diversity, according to a study released last month.Every professional sport had lower averages for employing women compared with the last “Racial and Gender Report Card” two years ago, and minority […]

May 21, 2003

Professional Appointments

Professional Appointments Dr. Jacqueline Stewart Hodges is the new president for the downtown campus of the Wayne Community College District in Michigan. Previously, she was dean for enrollment management and student services. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, and a master’s and a doctorate both from Wayne State University.Dr. Gashaw W. […]

May 7, 2003

Keeping Arthur’s Spirit and Work Alive

Keeping Arthur’s Spirit and Work Alive By Dr. Alpha Alexander As we celebrate, with this issue, the memory of Arthur Ashe and what was important to him, I have to ask the question: What would Arthur be thinking now if he were alive? Shortly before his death, Arthur and I visited a public housing development […]

April 9, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Winning at Any Cost

Winning at Any CostBy Julianne Malveaux Under ordinary circumstances, I wouldn’t know a Tony Cole from a hole in the wall, or a Jim Harrick, either Junior or Senior, from a lamppost. Regular readers know me as a sports skeptic, not a sports fan. But I happened to be flying through Atlanta after Cole, a […]

April 9, 2003

ON THE RIGHT TRACK

ON THE RIGHT TRACK Track coaches at the University of California-Riverside first noticed Nathan Irvin when he was 15. He was that good. They noticed Irvin’s name and photo appeared frequently in the local newspaper. For years they kept an eye on him at nearby Riverside Polytech High School. Irvin went on to become the […]

April 9, 2003

COURTING SUCCESS

COURTING SUCCESS Appalling. It’s the only word that even comes close to describing the 2002-2003 college basketball season — a season that began amid such high hopes and ended with such a lurid litany of scandals, involving welding certificates, fake grades, petulant players and cheating coaches. And then — just as you were ready to […]

April 9, 2003

Reconsidering the Status of Title IX

Reconsidering the Status of Title IXCritics say the mandate shortchanges some men’s teams, while proponents argue women’s sports still remain underfunded. By Ben Hammer Tina Sloan-Green exemplifies the kind of far-reaching effects college athletics can have on a person’s life. The Temple University education professor and former women’s lacrosse coach was first exposed to field […]

April 9, 2003

A Winning Combination: Academics & Athletics

A Winning Combination: Academics & Athletics Black Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving academically and athletically a winning combination. Inspired by tennis legend Arthur Ashe Jr.’s commitment to education as well as his love for the game of tennis, each year we […]

April 9, 2003

Keeping the Ashe Legacy Relevant

Keeping the Ashe Legacy Relevant By Ronald Roach Although tennis is regarded as an elite sport, the success that came to Arthur Ashe Jr. during and after his tennis career helped make him a figure whose impact reached far beyond the narrow confines of the tennis world. Among his exploits, Ashe is the first and […]

April 9, 2003

A Winning Combination: Academics & Athletics

Winning Combination: Academics & Athletics Black Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving academically and athletically a winning combination. Inspired by tennis legend Arthur Ashe Jr.’s commitment to education as well as his love for the game of tennis, each year we invite […]

April 9, 2003