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Section: Sports
Faculty & Staff
Slow-moving UNC Academic Sports Scandal Unresolved
A two-year scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that has led to sidelined football players, NCAA penalties and the departure of a big-name coach has slowly built into questions of how widely academic fraud has spread at the elite public university.
September 9, 2012
Faculty & Staff
S.C. State University to Consider Budget Cuts, Hiring Freeze
South Carolina State University is considering budget cuts and a hiring freeze as the school deals with declining enrollment that has left the university looking at a $5.5 million deficit.
September 6, 2012
Students
Fort Valley State Seeks Title IX Compliance, Sports Funding Fixes
Fort Valley State University (FVSU) says its recent decision to reinstate its women’s volleyball program may be only a temporary fix to a larger challenge facing the school.
September 5, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Youth Summit Brings Democratic National Convention Spirit to Johnson C. Smith
Johnson C. Smith University and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute hosted UFuture: A Summit for Innovative Young Thinkers at the Charlotte-based school.
September 5, 2012
Faculty & Staff
900 Jackson State Students Getting iPads
Nine hundred Jackson State University students are taking part in a program in which they will receive iPads for school work.
September 4, 2012
Students
Football Classics Bring the HBCU Experience — and Their Marching Bands — to Big-time Arenas
There’s more to HBCU football classics than just the action on the field. They are weekend-long events, much like a school’s homecoming, only on a grander scale.
September 4, 2012
Students
Harvard Probing Dozens for Possible Cheating
Dozens of Harvard University students are being investigated for cheating after school officials discovered they may have shared answers or plagiarized on a final exam.
September 3, 2012
Sports
Clark Atlanta Suspends Band Performances
Clark Atlanta University has suspended performances by its marching band following an allegation of possible hazing.
September 3, 2012
Sports
Far from USC, Mike Garrett Chases Titles in Oklahoma
The 1965 Heisman Trophy-winning tailback who started bringing USC back to national prominence by hiring Pete Carroll to lead the football program is taking on another transformation project far away from the glitz and glamour.
August 19, 2012
Sports
Penn State Trustees to Meet over NCAA Penalties
Penn State’s board of trustees will meet this weekend to consider whether to ratify a consent decree with the NCAA that imposed penalties for how the university handled the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
August 9, 2012
Sports
FAMU Athletic Department Undertakes Debt Reduction Actions
The debt-ridden athletic department at Florida A & M University says it has started a series of “serious cost-reduction” measures aimed at containing expenses while sustaining a strong program.
August 8, 2012
Sports
Female College Referee to be First Woman to Officiate NFL Game
Shannon Eastin will become the first female to officiate an NFL game when she works as a line judge for the Green Bay at San Diego preseason match Thursday night.
August 7, 2012
Sports
University of Central Florida Punished for Recruiting Violations
Citing a lack of institutional control, the NCAA has levied sanctions on the University of Central Florida’s football and men’s basketball teams.
July 31, 2012
Sports
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Winner Jacque Vaughn Hired as Orlando Magic Head Coach
Jacque Vaughn, a former NBA player and the 1995 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year, will be one of the youngest head coaches in the NBA this coming season.
July 29, 2012
Sports
NCAA’s Emmert Hopes Penn State Penalties Send Message
In hitting Penn State’s football program with unprecedented sanctions, NCAA chief Mark Emmert said he hopes the action serves notice that a win-at-all-costs mentality in major college football won’t be tolerated.
July 24, 2012
Sports
With Penn State’s Loss, Grambling’s Eddie Robinson Regains Coaching Title
Grambling University learned Monday that its legendary football coach, the late Eddie G. Robinson, had regained his rank as the winningest coach in college football history.
July 23, 2012
Sports
Penn State Fined $60 Million, Wins Vacated from ’98-11
Penn State football was all but leveled Monday by an NCAA ruling that wiped away 14 years of coach Joe Paterno’s victories and imposed a mountain of fines and penalties, crippling a program whose pedophile assistant coach spent uncounted years molesting children.
July 22, 2012
Sports
Sadness, Worry Come with Removal of Paterno Statue
Penn State President Rod Erickson said he decided to have the statue removed and put into storage because it “has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing”.
July 22, 2012
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