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Rutgers Should Take Control of Sports, Report Says

A report commissioned by Rutgers University after a scandal led to the ousting of its basketball coach and athletic director finds breakdowns in communication as the university learned about the coach’s physical and verbal abuse of players.

July 22, 2013

Aetna Brochure Labels Contain U.Va. Students’ Info

The University of Virginia is notifying 18,700 students that their Social Security numbers were accidentally printed on address labels of health insurance brochures, U.Va. spokesman McGregor McCance said.

July 18, 2013

Claflin University Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Track Coach Resign

Claflin University Athletics Director Dr. Jerome Fitch announced Wednesday the resignation of head coaches Scott Monarch and Christopher Woods from the men’s basketball and men’s and women’s track programs, respectively.

July 17, 2013

Tested Leaders Share Tips on Moving Forward When ‘Sky is Falling’

Crisis management discussion was part of a summit of college and K-12 advancement leaders from throughout the United States and 16 foreign countries.

July 17, 2013

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Faculty & Staff

The Signs of New Millennium Youth and How We Can Help

Today’s world has many more options than it did when I was coming of age.

July 16, 2013

Penn State Gets Report on Federal Sandusky Probe

The report’s focus is on whether the school’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal complied with campus crime reporting requirements.

July 15, 2013

Penn State’s Board Authorizes Sandusky Settlements

Penn State could soon be paying out millions of dollars to victims of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky after disclosing Friday it had tentative agreements with some of the young men who say he sexually abused them.

July 14, 2013

Moody’s Eyes Howard University Credit Rating Amid Troubles

Moody’s Investors Service is reviewing Howard University for a possible downgrade of its credit rating as the historically Black college faces financial challenges.

July 10, 2013

Racial and Gender Report Card for College Sports Shows Mixed Results

When compared to the pro sports for which The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport publishes report cards, college sports lags behind all in racial hiring practices.

July 10, 2013

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Keeping Higher Education on the Minds of Students

Before you know it the fall semester will be back in full swing on college campuses and students have some decisions to make.

July 7, 2013

Tuskegee University Selects New AD

On July 1, Curtis Campbell assumed his new role as Tuskegee University’s new athletic director.

July 3, 2013

William Gray, Former Congressman and UNCF President, Dies

Gray, an ex-U.S. Rep, first Black Majority Whip, and former president of the United Negro College Fund passed away Monday at the age of 71.

July 2, 2013

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ASU Cleared for Postseason Play

Alabama State University says the NCAA has cleared the school’s athletic programs to participate in postseason play.

June 30, 2013

Leadership & Policy

National Urban League CEO New Member of Xavier Trustee Board

NEW ORLEANS–Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial is one of three new members of Xavier University’s Board of Trustees.

June 30, 2013

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Lifts Suspension of Marching Band

Florida A&M University’s interim president said Thursday he was lifting the suspension of its famous Marching 100 band about a year and a half after a drum major’s death that led to the departure of school leaders and reforms trying to crack down on brutal hazing in the band.

June 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Revamped Big East Hires Val Ackerman as Commissioner

The newly reconstituted Big East Conference hired former WNBA president Val Ackerman, a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, as its commissioner Wednesday.

June 26, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Moody’s Revises NCAA Credit Outlook to Negative

The NCAA’s credit outlook has been revised to negative by ratings agency Moody’s as the governing body of college sports deals with an anti-trust lawsuit about the use of athletes’ images and likenesses.

June 25, 2013

Athletes Pursue Class Action Suit Against NCAA

Lawyers for former student athletes are seeking Thursday to turn their lawsuit against the NCAA over compensation into a class action representing thousands of collegiate competitors.

June 20, 2013