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Section: Sports
Sports
Is Higher Ed Culture Discouraging to Student-Athlete Activism?
The Georgetown University men’s basketball team Wednesday became the first collegiate team to protest against the recent failures to indict officers in Ferguson, Mo., and the New York City deaths of two Black men at the hands of police officers.
December 14, 2014
Students
University of Kansas Fraternity to Remain of Interim Suspension
The interim suspension of a University of Kansas fraternity has been extended while the school and Lawrence police investigate allegations of sexual assaults at the chapter house on the Lawrence campus.
December 11, 2014
Sports
Former Athletes Greater Advocates for Change at Intercollegiate Forum
From issues such as student-athletes unionizing to maximizing the student part of student-athlete, three current student-athletes and a panel of former student-athletes shared their experiences and observations.
December 11, 2014
Sports
Gang-Themed Party at Clemson Raises Racial Tension
The president at Clemson University is speaking out in the wake of an off-campus party that has raised racial tensions at the school.
December 7, 2014
Sports
Academic Racism in Play in Regard to Athletes
The University of North Carolina has contributed in a bold and disturbing way to one of the greatest problems in higher education.
December 7, 2014
Sports
Police, Black Community Desperately Need Dialogue
I grew up respecting and fearing the police. I still respect them but I also still fear them.
December 4, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Berkeley’s Campus Free Speech Movement Turns 50
In the waning days of 1964, University of California, Berkeley, students found their collective voice in challenging a campus ban on political advocacy.
December 2, 2014
Students
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Sees More Minority Students
Minority student enrollment at Southern Illinois University’s Edwardsville campus is the highest it’s been in at least two decades.
December 1, 2014
Students
Wins for College Athletes in Court Could Cost Fellow Students
High-profile legal cases and NCAA policy changes are likely to boost the cost of fielding big-time athletics programs, and students — even those who never attend a single college basketball or football game — may have to foot the bill.
December 1, 2014
Leadership & Policy
1 Victim of Florida State University Shooting Paralyzed
In the frantic moments at the Florida State University campus library last week, bullets struck 21-year-old student Farhan “Ronny” Ahmed three times, including a shot that severely damaged his spine and left him paralyzed from the waist down, his sister said Monday.
November 24, 2014
Students
Official Says Florida State University Gunman Was Alumnus
A Florida State University alumnus and attorney shot three people at the school’s library early Thursday before being killed by police, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
November 20, 2014
Sports
Bowie State Fires Ex-NFL Player Charles Grant for Body-Slamming Student
Former NFL player Charles Grant has been fired from his position as a volunteer football coach at Bowie State University after a video surfaced showing him throwing a student to the floor.
November 12, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Education Think Tank Head Quits After Flawed Study
A Tulane University institute that studies changes in public education in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina announced the resignation of its executive director Monday, weeks after retracting a study on the city’s public high schools.
November 10, 2014
Sports
NCAA Institute Tackling Mental Health Concerns of Athletes
College athletes suffer from the same mental issues as many other college students, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and substance abuse.
November 10, 2014
Sports
Former University of North Carolina Football Player Files Lawsuit
Former University of North Carolina football player Michael McAdoo has filed a lawsuit against the school, saying it failed to provide him and other athletes a quality education by guiding them toward sham classes.
November 10, 2014
Sports
What Does It Mean to Not be Black Enough?
So the question comes up, what is Black enough and what are the qualifications?
November 4, 2014
Sports
The Secret Sauce of College Admissions
The truth is that selectivity is often based on how you measure and value it.
October 29, 2014
Sports
NCAA Graduation Rates Improve, Critics Cry Foul
NCAA President Mark Emmert keeps touting the record-breaking graduation rates of Division I athletes. Critics keep balking at the interpretation of those numbers, citing recent academic scandals.
October 28, 2014
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