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Section: Sports
Faculty & Staff
NCAA Tournament Important to Recruiting — But Not Likely to Rutgers
Anyone want to go to a school that now has a history of homophobia as well as physical abuse of students? Oh, and besides that, the team doesn’t win basketball games.
April 8, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Rutgers Commissioning Review of Basketball Scandal
Rutgers University announced Monday that it’s commissioning an independent review of the conduct of fired basketball coach Mike Rice and the way the university handled the situation when it learned that he was kicking and shoving players and berating them with gay slurs in practice.
April 8, 2013
Sports
Whistleblower Sues Rutgers in Abusive Coach Case
A former Rutgers University employee who made public the video that led to the basketball coach’s dismissal and athletic director’s resignation has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the university.
April 7, 2013
Students
Asking Tough Questions: College and LGBT Applicant Identification
This year, however, students may find a new topic area not only on their questionnaires, but also on their initial applications: sexual orientation.
April 7, 2013
Students
More Rutgers Faculty Seek Firings of Administrators in Coach Case
The call from faculty members to oust top Rutgers University administrators grew louder Thursday, a day after men’s basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for mistreating players.
April 4, 2013
Sports
Rutgers’ Video Tells Only Part of College Athletics Story
Rutgers University, which fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice, probably figures we should all just move along now, there’s nothing more to see here.Except there is. Let’s see some real accountability.
April 3, 2013
Students
All About Diversity
“Celebrate Diversity Month” was proposed in 2004, when two diversity companies, ProGroup, Inc. and Diversity Best Practices, created a proclamation for the observance. It is now widely observed in April.
April 3, 2013
Students
Drexel to Offer 2-Year Law Degree
With enthusiasm for law school waning over concerns about high student debt, Drexel University is creating a two-year degree program designed to help new attorneys get into the workforce sooner and start making money.
April 1, 2013
Sports
Diverse Docket: Basketball Player Loses Scholarship, Court Case
A former basketball player who lost her athletic scholarship for poor performance on the court has also lost a court case accusing Central Michigan University of discrimination because she is White and heterosexual.
April 1, 2013
Sports
NCAA Battles Former Players’ Lawsuit Over Revenues
If Ed O’Bannon and others succeed, it would force the NCAA to essentially pay student-athletes for the first time in its 107-year history.
April 1, 2013
Sports
Incredibly, Rejected Asian Americans Start New “Historical Asian American College and University” Movement
Billionaire cites difficulty for Asian Americans to get beyond the limitations of top institutions with increasingly high percentages of Asian American students.
March 31, 2013
Students
Central Missouri Seeks to Boost On-Time Graduation Rate
As part of a national push to produce more college graduates, the University of Central Missouri is launching an initiative designed to help more of its students earn degrees in four years.
March 31, 2013
Sports
Stopping the Clock on Credits That Don’t Count
Students earn academic credit at one university or college then try to transfer to another, which sometimes won’t accept it. The result is that they spend far more time and money trying to obtain degrees.
March 31, 2013
Sports
Reducing Number of High School Diplomas Proposed
State Superintendent of Education John White says he wants to consider eliminating one of Louisiana’s three high school diplomas.
March 26, 2013
Students
Poll: Fans Not in Favor of Paying College Athletes
A national poll of sports fans reveals that a distinct minority supports paying college athletes but nearly half think top college coaches should be paid as much or more than their professional counterparts.
March 26, 2013
Students
Expert Applauds Colleges’ Greater Sensitivity Toward American Indians
She cites the growing tendency of colleges to do away with Indian mascots, for example.
March 21, 2013
Sports
Graduation Rates Improve for 2013 March Madness Field
Graduation rates for athletes competing in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament rose significantly over last year, and gaps along racial lines narrowed slightly.
March 21, 2013
Sports
Board Oks Pacts With Pa. University Faculty Raises
The board that oversees Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities gave the green light Wednesday to new contracts for thousands of faculty members and hundreds of sports coaches.
March 20, 2013
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