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Section: Sports
Students
If Student Athletes Are Allowed to Unionize, Will It Change How Colleges View All Their Students?
With the NCAA making a profit of more than one billion dollars a year, I’ve got nothing against the unionization of student-athletes.
March 31, 2014
Sports
Here’s Some Underpublicized March Madness
Too little attention is focused on issues of player safety and health in the media storm following the ruling to allow Northwestern University’s student-athletes to organize.
March 31, 2014
Students
University of Kansas Chancellor Upholds Rejection of Student Fee
University of Kansas students will not have to pay a $25-per-semester fee for athletics, but they will have to pay two other new fees in the fall, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said.
March 30, 2014
Students
Union Ruling Comes at Bad Time for NCAA
They’re battling in courtrooms, and could one day meet over a bargaining table. About the only things the two sides in the debate over big-time college athletics agree on is that things are changing.
March 27, 2014
Sports
M. Grace Calhoun Named Penn Athletic Director
Penn provost Vincent Price, who chaired the search committee, on Monday called Calhoun “a national leader in intercollegiate athletics.”
March 25, 2014
Students
Univ. of Baltimore Paying Students to Graduate on Time
Under a new program, Finish4Free, the first of its kind in the country, the University of Baltimore will pay for incoming freshmen’s final semester tuition.
March 25, 2014
Students
Morgan State Constructing New School of Business in Honor of Earl Graves
Morgan State University is constructing an $80 million facility that will house the School of Business and Management, which was named in 2005 after Black Enterprise magazine founder Earl G. Graves Sr.
March 25, 2014
Students
Harvard’s NCAA Dreams Belie Less Than Stellar Reality on Campus
You may not like Harvard because it busted your bracket going for the fake Buffet Billions. Even non-math types knew there was a statistical joke going on with Buffet having the edge. You hit a 1 in 9.2 quintillion shot and Buffet only pays you a billion? Sucker. It makes the lottery seem reasonable. And […]
March 24, 2014
Sports
Jackson State May Pursue Legal Action Against Grambling, SWAC
Jackson State is exploring legal action against Grambling State and perhaps the Southwestern Athletic Conference to recover as much as $600,000 lost when Grambling’s football team refused to travel to Jackson State’s homecoming game.
March 24, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Former Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel Applies to Lead Akron
Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has applied to become president at the University of Akron.
March 23, 2014
Sports
States Looking at $0 Community College Tuition
Nothing sparks consumer demand like the word “free,” and politicians in some states have proposed the idea of providing that incentive to get young people to attend community college.
March 18, 2014
Sports
SACS to Investigate Louisiana College
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools plans to open an investigation into Louisiana College in Pineville.
March 16, 2014
Sports
Where Does the NFL Stand on Racism, Bigotry These Days?
League has to eventually tackle controversies about the use of Redskins as a team name and possible N-word penalty.
March 12, 2014
Faculty & Staff
New Student Union at San Diego State Celebrates Cross-cultural Relations
San Diego State University’s new Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union provides a safe zone for students to embrace and learn about the diverse cultures on campus.
March 11, 2014
Students
White House ‘HBCU All-Stars’ Program Recognizes High-achieving Students
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities has launched the HBCU All-Stars program to recognize high-achieving students at historically Black schools.
March 11, 2014
Students
Study: College Bound Scholarship Program Sending Low-Income Kids to College
Low-income kids who participate in Washington’s College Bound scholarship program are going to college at nearly the same rate as their richer classmates and well ahead of other poor children who did not sign up, according to a new report released Monday.
March 10, 2014
Leadership & Policy
DA: No Charges for Crowder in University of North Carolina Fraud Case
Problems in the African and Afro-American Studies department included classes that didn’t meet and unauthorized grade changes.
March 5, 2014
Students
N.J. Student’s Feud with Her Parents over Support Headed to Court
Rachel Canning’s parents kicked her out of the house; she is now living with her best friend’s family, who are also funding her lawsuit.
March 4, 2014
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