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$400M Project Underway for Notre Dame’s Football Stadium

The University of Notre Dame announced a $400 million plan Wednesday to expand the school’s 84-year-old football stadium, adding thousands of premium seats plus new buildings at the “House that Rockne Built.”

January 29, 2014

College Athletes Form Union Against NCAA ‘Dictatorship’

Northwestern University’s quarterback and the United Steelworkers announced plans Tuesday to form the first labor union for college athletes—the latest salvo in the bruising fight over whether amateur players should be paid.

January 28, 2014

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Stanford Keeps Bill Walsh’s Diversity Legacy a Priority

Stanford’s current diverse line-up of Black athletic leadership stems from the work of legendary 49ers coach Bill Walsh, who promoted minority leadership on and off the field.

January 27, 2014

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Leadership & Policy

University of Michigan Names Mark Schlissel New President

Brown University Provost Mark Schlissel was named Friday as the new president of the University of Michigan, vowing to strengthen what he called a “jewel” of higher education in the U.S.

January 26, 2014

Richard Sherman, Stanford Communications Major and Super Bowl Lout

You can study communications. But it doesn’t mean you’ve mastered it.

January 26, 2014

Game Changer: Experts Say Health Risks to Put Football in Hands of Low-Income, Minority Players

As more and more reports of brain injuries are tied to football, experts warn it will become a game played by low-income and minority players and watched by White spectators.

January 26, 2014

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U. of Michigan Students Seeking Diversity to Meet With School Officials

University of Michigan students seeking to promote racial diversity at the school are expected to meet with university officials today.

January 23, 2014

University of North Carolina: Athlete Literacy Research Findings Flawed

North Carolina’s top academic officer said Friday that reading specialist Mary Willingham’s findings on athlete literacy levels are flawed, though she stands firm that her research is “100 percent correct.”

January 19, 2014

Kentucky State Drops Students Over Accounts

Roughly 200 students at Kentucky State University were cutting class this last week, but not getting in trouble for it.

January 19, 2014

Special Issue: NCAA Convention

In this NCAA sports-focused edition, Diverse tackles head injuries in collegiate sports, specifically football, and how it will it affect the demographics of college football in the next decade or two.

January 15, 2014

LSU’s Graduation Rate at All-Time High

BATON ROUGE, La.—For the third year in a row LSU has notched an all-time high graduation rate, with 69.1 percent of students walking away from the university with a degree in hand—the highest graduation rate out of all public universities in the state.

January 15, 2014

N.C. Attorney General to Pursue Police Shooting Case

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer is charged with last September’s shooting death of Jonathon Ferrell, a former Florida A&M football player.

January 13, 2014

‘Culture of Disrespect’ Among Athletes Fuels Military Academy Sex Assaults

A culture of bad behavior and disrespect among athletes at U.S. military academies is one part of the continuing problem of sexual assaults at the schools, according to a new Defense Department report.

January 9, 2014

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UTEP: 3 Basketball Players Involved in Betting

Coach Tim Floyd received a random tip about the gambling, who reported it to the FBI and confirmed.

January 8, 2014

Judge: Paterno Family Lawsuit Vs. NCAA Can Go Forward

Penn State University has to become involved in a lawsuit filed by Joe Paterno’s family and others against the NCAA in order for parts of it to proceed, a state judge ruled Tuesday.

January 7, 2014

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Worth of Athletic Scholarship Can Go Beyond Degree

The debate over paying college athletes has clouded this entire football season.

January 5, 2014

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Study: Top FBS Leaders Remain White, Male

A new study by the University of Central Florida’s Diversity and Ethics in Sport released on Thursday shows that the top leadership positions at Football Bowl Subdivision schools and conferences remain mostly white and male.

January 2, 2014

Former Emerging Scholars of the Year: Where are they now?

Brian Blake Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Dean of the Graduate School University of Miami Class of 2007 Dr. Mitchell Chang Professor, Higher Education and Organizational Change, University of California, Los Angeles Class of 2006 Dr. Sean Decatur President Kenyon College Class of 2007 Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick Interim President Howard University Class of 2011 […]

January 2, 2014