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Maryland Governor Faces Questions Over University Golf Course Funding

Gov. Robert Ehrlich is facing questions from some at the University of Maryland for putting more than a $1 million into the school’s budget to repair the school’s golf course instead of fixing two science buildings…

February 7, 2006

University of North Dakota President Says Nickname Fight Goes On

University of North Dakota President Charles Kupchella says the school’s fight to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname has gone too far to quit now…

February 6, 2006

Current, Former College Athletes Discuss Academic Pressures During Summit

Several current and former Division I-A collegiate athletes gathered earlier this week on the campus of George Washington University…

February 2, 2006

Leadership & Policy

NCAA Says Tribe’s Support Won’t Save Generic

A Louisiana tribe’s blessing won’t save the University of Louisiana-Monroe’s “Indian” mascot from the NCAA’s displeasure…

January 25, 2006

Radford Has Best Graduation Rate Under NCAA Guidelines

Led by Radford, almost two dozen Division I schools reported Graduation Success Rates of at least 95 percent for…

January 23, 2006

University of Colorado Football Player Suspended After Racist E-mail

A University of Colorado football player has been suspended and his girlfriend…

January 11, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Community College Basketball Coach

A former basketball coach at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan., pleaded guilty to helping…

January 11, 2006

Ivy League Football Has First Black Head Coach

Columbia University recently became the first Ivy League college to hire an African-American to lead its football program…

January 11, 2006

Leadership & Policy

NCAA Says Tribe’s OK Won’t Save Generic “Indian” Mascot at ULM

Louisiana tribe’s blessing won’t save the University of Louisiana-Monroe’s Indian mascot from the…

January 2, 2006

Faculty & Staff

West Valley College Faculty Member Pleads in $200K Embezzlement

A retired West Valley College faculty member pleaded no contest to charges she embezzled more than…

December 29, 2005

Tulane University Announces Cutbacks, Layoffs Due to Katrina

Students at Tulane University will return to a school with a gutted engineering department…

December 28, 2005

Report: 41 Percent of Bowl-Bound

Forty-one percent of bowl-bound college football teams fall below the NCAA’s new academic benchmark…

December 28, 2005

Plug in the Pipeline

Going from a golf fan to a serious player to a professional is no simple feat…

December 28, 2005

Minority Golf and Higher Education: A Few Historical Links

Minority Golf and Higher Education: A Few Historical Links -The golf tee was invented by an African-American, Dr. George Grant, and patented in 1899. Grant graduated second in his class from Harvard’s Dental school in 1870.* -John Matthew Shippen was the first Black golfer to play in the U.S. Open in 1896 in Shinnecock Hills, […]

December 28, 2005

2005: A Year In Review

Last year would close out with a natural disaster that was beyond anyone’s comprehension…

December 28, 2005

In Memoriam

In Memoriam Ossie Davis, actor, playwright, producer, activist, and husband to actress Ruby Dee, was 87 when he died in February from natural causes. Wrote poet Haki Madhubuti in his tribute to Davis: “His art fed us, allowing us to grow and, yes, finally appreciate his greatness and his genius. He was, indeed, our golden […]

December 28, 2005

University of Colorado Gets $1 Million for Scholarships to Increase Diversity

Buoyed by a $1 million donation from a philanthropic group, the University of Colorado last week said…

December 27, 2005

Historian Sees Chamberlain as Playing Role in Race Relations

Taking another look at Wilt Chamberlain, a dominating force in college basketball when he played…

December 21, 2005