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Section: Sports
Sports
Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Sports Scholars Selected for 2011
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine has named Russell Wilson and Shanice Howard its Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Sports Scholars of 2011 for demonstrating high achievement in scholarship, athletics and community service.
April 27, 2011
Sports
Conference: Race Matters in Collegiate Sports
Expert panelists at the âLosing to Winâ sports conference turned their attention to the media coverage of minority student-athletes.
April 14, 2011
Sports
Candid Race Talk Launches College Sports Symposium
Expert panelists detailed how lucrative college sports competition have led many to ask whether athletes in menâs basketball and football programs are exploited while others profit immeasurably.
April 13, 2011
Sports
Coming Out: The Story of One Openly Gay Athlete
For all of the progress gays and lesbians have made in America, from the legalization of gay marriage in five states and the District of Columbia to the repeal of the militaryâs âdonât ask, donât tellâ policy in December, the sports world both here and abroad remains firmly closeted.
April 11, 2011
Sports
CIAA Tournament Draws Record Crowd to Charlotte
Attendance for official CIAA functions topped 190,000 and provided an economic impact of $44.3 million, a 19 percent increase from last year.
April 5, 2011
Sports
VCU Coach Shaka Smartâs Rise No Shock to Those Who Know Him
By taking VCU to the Final Four at just age 33, Shaka Smart has become the coach of the moment, the prospect at the top of everyoneâs wish list.
March 30, 2011
Sports
Rarity in Division I Athletics, Native American Excels on Basketball Court
A finalist for the 2011 Sullivan Award, Tahnee Robinson is one of very few highly visible Native Americans playing Division I basketball.
March 24, 2011
Sports
New Award for Colleges Producing Olympic Medalists
The U.S. Olympic Committee has combined with leaders of Olympic sports and college athletic directors to create an award that will recognize the universities that produce medal winners.
March 23, 2011
Students
Stanford Study Says Academic Coaching Can Improve a College Studentâs Graduation Chances
Students who receive one-on-one coaching may be more likely to graduate from college, according to a study released from Stanford Universityâs School of Education.
March 23, 2011
Sports
âUncle Tomâ Documentary Remark Exposes Pain in Black Community Over Class, Education
When Jalen Rose, recalling his teenage years, said that he then considered Black Duke University players like Grant Hill âUncle Tomsâ, he exposed a sensitive and longstanding issue for many African-Americans.
March 20, 2011
Sports
George Mason University Marches to the Peppy Musical Mix of âDoc Nixâ
Since coming to George Mason in 2006, pep band director Michael Nickens has been putting his unique style which blends Hip-Hop, Rock, R&B and Jazz on display to pump up the fans of the basketball team.
March 17, 2011
Sports
Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Improve Division I Basketball Graduation Rates
As March Madness action was tipping off, Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined sports scholar Richard Lapchick and the NAACP president Ben Jealous to urge greater action on student-athlete graduation rates.
March 17, 2011
Sports
Graduation Rates Increasing Among 2011 March Madness Schools
Graduation rates among male basketball players at the 2011 March Madness tournament schools are on the rise, according to a report released from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, but gaps still persist among White and Black athletes.
March 14, 2011
Sports
Charles Barkley Plans to Get Academic as NCAA Analyst
The brash Hall of Famer plans to lobby for better graduation rates in his new job as a college basketball commentator.
March 13, 2011
Sports
Howard University, Morehouse College to Battle in âNationâs Football Classicâ
The idea for an annual Washington, D.C. game between historically Black schools got backing from the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, which will partner with the United Negro College Fund to help sponsor the event.
March 9, 2011
Students
Higher Education Leaders Say Experiential Learning Key to Student Success
American Council on Education conference speakers say college learning can be enhanced in learning communities, internships, and first-year seminars.
March 7, 2011
Sports
Diversity in College Sports Continues to Lag Behind the Pros
The majority of athletic director positions at colleges and universities are held by White people, with little or no change since the report card in 2008.
March 3, 2011
Sports
Gallaudet Women on the Road to Winnersâ Circle
Gallaudet University senior Easter Faafiti hits the basketball court with teammates this weekend in hopes of not only winning the North Eastern Athletic Conference title but also extending a playing season that already has changed the minds of much of the hearing public.
February 24, 2011
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