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City of Grambling, La., Wants Paterno Coaching Record Vacated

An attorney for the city of Grambling, La., has filed a request to the NCAA asking the governing body to vacate some of Joe Paterno’s record 409 Division I victories.

July 19, 2012

Report Finds Penn State Officials Negligent in Handling of Child Sex Abuse Allegations

A newly-released report on the findings surrounding the sex scandals at Penn State University says officials close to the team demonstrated “total disregard” for the victims of Jerry Sandusky.

July 11, 2012

College Presidents Approve College Football Playoff

A committee of university presidents on Tuesday approved a plan for a four-team playoff put forward by commissioners of the major football conferences.

June 26, 2012

Next Step on Path to College Football Playoff: Presidents Chime In

The BCS commissioners will present their four-team playoff proposal to the presidential oversight committee Tuesday in Washington.

June 25, 2012

Collegiate Sports Gender Equity Not Yet A Reality, Experts Say

Although women have made tremendous strides in collegiate sports since the 1972 passage of Title IX, significant work remains before women achieve equality with men on campus, experts say.

June 21, 2012

Latest NCAA Postseason Bans Hit HBCUs Hard

Several HBCUs will not be allowed to participate in 2012-2013 postseason play according to the just-released NCAA listing of schools that did not meet minimum academic progress guidelines.

June 20, 2012

Four Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars Selected in the 2012 NFL Draft

What many people don’t know about Robert Griffin III, the second player taken in the 2012 NFL draft, is that he was a two-time Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar finalist.

June 18, 2012

Robert Griffin III

Miami, Ohio St. Football Teams Earn Academic Honor

Both teams outperformed many of their rivals in the classroom and joined 11 other Football Bowl Subdivision teams on this year’s list of academic overachievers.

June 14, 2012

Dr. David Ridpath

Commissioners to Give College Presidents Playoff Options

The conference commissioners who have been crafting a four-team playoff to determine college football’s national champion will present the BCS presidential oversight committee choices in multiple formats.

June 13, 2012

2012 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Women’s Award Recipient: Chelsea Garcia

This year’s top female Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award recipient, Chelsea Garcia of Oklahoma State University, credits her parents with instilling in her the work ethic to excel both in the classroom and on the field.

June 11, 2012

2012 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Men’s Award Recipient: Victor Ojeleye

As this year’s male Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award recipient, Victor Ojeleye of Kansas State University has demonstrated the commitment to go the extra mile on behalf of teammates and the K-State community.

June 10, 2012

Seeking a Climate Change in College Athletics

The NCAA Office of Inclusion seeks to change campus culture in bid to promote diversity at all levels of intercollegiate sport.

June 7, 2012

Bernard Franklin

Academics and Athletics: The Necessary Tension in Higher Education

Discrepancies in student-athlete graduation rates continue to keep athletics in the news and that trend is exacerbated by the commercialization of intercollegiate athletics, Ohio State administrator David Graham writes.

June 6, 2012

Dr. David L. Graham

Is Winning Everything?

In the Arthur Ashe Jr. 2012 Sports Scholars’ edition, Diverse examines the national champion Kentucky Wildcats whose coach John Calipari raised eyebrows over comments that Kentucky players focus on the NBA, rather than academics.

June 5, 2012

Kentucky Wildcats

Mark Emmert – The Man in the Middle

In a wide-ranging interview, Diverse editor David Pluviose goes one-on-one with NCAA president Mark Emmert at the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis.

May 30, 2012

Alcorn State University’s Newly-hired Football Coach to be First White to Head SWAC Team

The school announced the hiring of Jay Hopson on Monday and, according to Alcorn State, he will be the first White head football coach in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

May 29, 2012

As Stanford Teammates, Sisters Excel on the Basketball Court, Classroom

The Ogwumike sisters at Stanford University made history when both were named All-Americans, with Nneka selected to the first team and Chiney to the second team.

May 29, 2012

Ogwumike sisters

HBCUs Could Be Hit Hard by New NCAA Rules

When NCAA’s Division I bowed to increasing pressure last year to address lagging academic performance among student-athletes, its decision to raise the minimum academic requirements to qualify for intercollegiate competition stirred a backlash among officials at many HBCUs.

May 24, 2012