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Proposed legislation asks athletes to fight domestic violence: NCAA, others worried about stigma associated with sports figures – National Collegiate Athletic Association

Two members of Congress have proposed legislation that calls for a national campaign against domestic violence that would be spearheaded by athletes. But some sports organizations, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), believe the legislation unfairly suggests athletes have a propensity to engage in violence against women.

June 23, 2007

Coming back to go forward: like the prodigal son, football’s return welcomed at Benedict – resurrection of Benedict football team

Columbia, S.C. Tiger football opened its second season at Benedict College this fall, continuing a tradition of pep rallies and tailgate parties that were common on the campus twenty-nine years ago.

June 22, 2007

Is the NCAA playing a numbers game? – National Collegiate Athletics Association – appraisal of graduation rates

While the National Collegiate Athletic Association has spent all summer putting a happy face on its annual Division I Graduation-Rates Report, others caution that, to avoid being misleading, the rates need to be put into perspective. Claiming that Division I student athletes who receive athletic scholarships continue to graduate at a higher rate than […]

June 22, 2007

Beck named defensive line coach at MSU

BOZEMAN Mont. Bo Beck, a graduate assistant at Iowa State University, has been named defensive line coach at Montana State, new Bobcat football coach Rob Ash announced Thursday.

June 21, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Museum exhibit sheds historical light on Atlanta University Center

Atlanta Heidi Struve and her father, Larry Struve, had some time on their hands after attending a field hockey match on the campus of Morris Brown College during the Olympic Games in Atlanta. The Reno NV duo spotted an Olympic Arts Festival sign pointing to an exhibit on “The History of the Atlanta University Center” in the college’s Fountain Hall and decided to venture inside.

June 20, 2007

Student-athletes, the World Bank and the United Nations

As I settled in to listen to a panel of four recently graduated student-athletes discuss their views on college athletics, the last thing I expected to hear about was The World Bank, the United Nations and various countries’ GNPs.

June 20, 2007

Rekindling Wilma’s legacy: Tennessee State University struggles to revive Olympic tradition – athlete Wilma Rudolph

It was only fitting that the route for the Atlanta-bound Olympic torch ran right through the heart of the historically Black Tennessee State University (TSU) campus in Nashville. After all, the school has a storied tradition in women’s track and field.

June 20, 2007

The kiddie brigade heads for the NBA – underclassmen’s preference for National Basketball Association over education

A record 37 underclassmen, plus three high school students, made themselves available for the recent National Basketball Association draft, adding to the growing concern of many that more and more young men, particularly Black men, will abandon educational pursuits for hoop dreams.

June 20, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Limits on Recruiting High School Athletes

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court said Thursday that athletic associations can enforce limits on recruiting high school athletes without violating coaches’ free speech rights.

June 20, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Limits on Recruiting High School Athletes

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court said Thursday that athletic associations can enforce limits on recruiting high school athletes without violating coaches’ free speech rights.

June 20, 2007

Mississippi Valley Athletics Director Leaves for Hampton University.

ITTA BENA Miss. Lonza Hardy Jr., athletics director at Mississippi Valley State University for the past six years, has resigned to take a similar position at Hampton University in southeastern Virginia.

June 19, 2007

Clemson hires former Georgia star

CLEMSON S.C. Former Georgia star Saudia Roundtree has joined the Clemson women’s basketball team as an assistant coach.

June 18, 2007

Fore! NCAA division I: golf taps its first historically Black college – National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I golf tournament raises doubts on commitment to nurturing black golfers

Jackson State University made history this spring by becoming the first historically Black institution to have its golf team invited to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I golf tournament. Division 110 the NCAA’s top competitive division.

June 18, 2007

USOC pushes for diversity behind the scenes – US Olympic Committee

The U.S. has produced more than its share of women and minority athletes who have made their marks and claimed Olympic glory. But behind the scenes is a different story.

June 18, 2007

Holding on to what they’ve got – analysis of programs implemented by six institutions to keep college students in school

A generation ago, when there were more college-age students than there were desks in America’s public and private colleges and universities, making sure that students stayed in school was hardly a priority. Even less exclusive institutions could be selective about which students they admitted and cavalier about those they lost.

June 16, 2007

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Grace and elan: 1996 Arthur Ashe nominations – awards for athletic and academic excellence – Cover Story

For the third year in a row, Black Issues In Higher Education honors college students of color who excel in both their academic and their athletic pursuits. They have all proved their commitment to the pursuit of excellence by working hard and — literally — playing by the rules.

June 16, 2007

Small schools – Where Football Is An Activity, Not a Business

In college football, the big schools win and the small schools struggle.

June 16, 2007

Sneaker madness: historically black schools no shoe-in for lucrative deals

Before the Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) men’s basketball team got booted from the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s 1996 tournament, the historically Black school got sneakered.

June 16, 2007