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Section: Sports
Sports
Transfer Numbers Are Up for College Basketball
The number of transfers from one Division I school to another jumped from 259 to 325 from 2012-13 to 2013-14 alone.
April 24, 2014
Sports
TSU Men’s Golf Coach Catana Starks Goes From The Rough to the Big Screen
The inspirational story of Catana Starks, the first African-American woman to coach an NCAA Division I men’s golf team, makes it to the big screen in From the Rough.
April 24, 2014
Leadership & Policy
University of North Carolina Reading Specialist Says She’s Resigning
The reading specialist who questioned the literacy level of athletes who were admitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says she’s resigning at the end of the semester.
April 22, 2014
Sports
Did Big Time Football Trump Justice at Florida State University?
Investigation shows Florida State University and Tallahassee cops botched case of rape suspect and Heisman winner Jameis Winston.
April 21, 2014
Students
UT Austin President Says $325K Payment was Properly Approved
AUSTIN, Texas—University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers said he was told that $325,000 in extra compensation he received while dean of the law school was properly authorized at the time even though a newspaper found no evidence that the chancellor ever signed off.
April 21, 2014
Sports
Iona College’s Billi Godsey Inspires Young Women On and Off the Court
Billi Godsey, Iona College’s head women’s basketball coach, is one of a relatively small but emerging group of young women of color becoming head coaches.
April 21, 2014
Sports
9 Pennsylvania Colleges Target of Gender Complaint
A women’s legal organization has filed discrimination complaints against nine universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, alleging the schools have repeatedly failed to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students over several decades.
April 17, 2014
Sports
Diverse Interactions
Diverse would like to warmly welcome all new readers whom we met over the weekend at the Hispanic Association of College and Universities (HACU) conference in Denver. We look forward to your readership and staying connected with you!
April 17, 2014
Students
University to Keep Nickname, Add Ute Scholarships
The University of Utah will keep its “Ute” name for sports teams under a new agreement announced Tuesday with leaders of the Ute Indian Tribe that also provides increased recruiting and financial help for tribe members.
April 15, 2014
Students
Colleges Seek to Improve Remedial Programs
The odds have long been stacked against students like those in Edward Ennels’ remedial math classes at Baltimore City Community College.
April 14, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Priority on Sports an Issue Even at Smaller Colleges
Too often in the last decade, the spending by colleges and universities for new jobs and the like has either stayed steady or gone down. That is, except for sports.
April 14, 2014
Students
NCAA Urges Schools to Discuss Pitfalls of Unions
The NCAA contends that unionization by college athletes could lead to fewer scholarships and championships as well as a drop in academic support and career counseling.
April 14, 2014
Sports
Rethinking the Role of College Career Centers for Humanities Graduates
Why do liberal arts graduates, especially humanities majors, suffer from inaccurate and inconsistent portrayals of their attractiveness to employers?
April 14, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Global Scholars Say Universities Need to Get Back to Basics
Universities don’t have to solve the social and practical problems of the day, but should rather focus on equipping students with the critical and analytical thinking skills that will enable them to do these things themselves.
April 14, 2014
Sports
Review: University of North Carolina Athlete Literacy Findings Flawed
UNC hired Georgia State, Minnesota and Virginia professors to review Mary Willingham’s findings.
April 13, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Morgan State Seeks to Make History in National HBCU Quiz Bowl Competition
The 25th anniversary year of the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge culminates this week with the national championship tournament at which Morgan State University seeks a third consecutive national title.
April 13, 2014
Students
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Edition
cover040914In this special issue, Diverse names four outstanding scholar-athletes of color, this year’s Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award winners. Diverse also profiles past honorees who have gone on to success in the military, the field of nuclear energy and business and entertainment.
April 10, 2014
Sports
Student Athletes Receive Life Lessons at Arthur Ashe Celebration
At the 2014 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Symposium and Awards Luncheon, student athletes received invaluable life lessons from panelists ranging from former athletes to entrepreneurs.
April 10, 2014
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