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Section: Sports
Sports
Too Many Potential Elliot Rodger Types Perceived as Normal
As a father of a college-age daughter, I worry more about all the minor league Elliots still out there.
June 2, 2014
Sports
Money Woes, Declining Talent Plague HBCU Football
Years before Jackie Slater was a Hall of Fame offensive lineman, he was playing for Wingfield High School in Jackson, Mississippi, and hoping to attract the attention of college scouts.
May 27, 2014
Students
UC Santa Barbara Students Targeted By Gunman
Elliot Rodger identified as suspect in killing spree that claimed lives of seven, including his own.
May 26, 2014
Students
Drug Arrests Increase at Michigan State University
Michigan State University arrested 261 people for drugs in 2012, a 158 percent increase from two years earlier, the East Lansing school says.
May 18, 2014
Students
Citywide College Scholarship Programs Show Promising, Limited Results
During a panel discussion at the Education Writers Association’s national seminar, journalists who have covered citywide scholarship initiatives detail the pros and cons of such programs.
May 18, 2014
Students
2 Fired Professors Sue Bryan College
Two former professors at a Dayton college named for one of creationism’s most famous defenders are suing to get their jobs back after rejecting the school’s amended statement of belief.
May 15, 2014
Sports
Sterling and Bundy: And the Racist Beat Goes On
It was just a year ago when millions of Americans were reacting to the crass, old-style racism of former celebrity chef Paula Deen.
May 14, 2014
Sports
Wealth Gap Show in Latest NCAA Academic Numbers
Of the 17 football and men’s basketball teams banned from the 2014-15 postseason because of sub-par scores on the newest Academic Progress Rate, eight are from HBCUs.
May 14, 2014
Students
Yale Basketball Player Leaves Team for Glee Club
A Yale basketball player who was expected to play a big role on the team next season has decided to take a year off to sing.
May 13, 2014
Sports
NCAA Golf Pioneer Catana Starks’ Story Finally Gets Top Billing
Movie chronicles her journey of building — from scratch — the men’s golf program at Tennessee State University and becoming the first African-American woman to coach an NCAA Division I men’s golf team.
May 12, 2014
Sports
LGBT Organizations Step Up for College Athletes
Experts say collegiate athletes are often at a loss when it comes to LGBTQ outreach and education.
May 8, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Harrison B. Wilson Getting Honorary Doctorate from University of Kentucky
Denied admission to the University of Kentucky almost 70 years ago because it wouldn’t accept Black students, Wilson went on to become a coach and later a university president.
May 8, 2014
Students
College Graduation: 4 Ways Things Have Changed
NEW YORK ― There’s still plenty of pomp and circumstance, inspiring words from lofty speakers and tossing tassels, but graduating from college today is very different from a generation or so ago.
May 6, 2014
Students
Texas Tech Invites Rice as Commencement Speaker
Texas Tech University remained hopeful Tuesday that ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will accept one of three speaking offers for future graduation ceremonies.
May 6, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Schools Facing Title IX Investigation
May 1, 2014
Sports
Diverse Docket: Weatherford College Prevails in Discrimination Suit
A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas community college’s defense against discrimination and retaliation charges by the former chair of its Kinesiology Department.
April 30, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Sterling Controversy Shows Race to Be America’s Achilles Heel
Here we are in 2014 and race remains at the top of our social disorders list.
April 28, 2014
Sports
Dr. Ruth Simmons – President Emeritus, Brown University
In 2001, Simmons became the 18th president of Brown University, the first African-American to lead an Ivy League institution. She was president of Smith College from 1995 to 2001, after serving as vice provost of Princeton University and provost of Spelman College. She has served in various administrative positions at the University of Southern California […]
April 28, 2014
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