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Faculty & Staff

Notre Dame’s Carol Owens Named President of Black Coaches and Administrators’ Board

University of Notre Dame assistant head women’s basketball coach Carol Owens has been named president of the Black Coaches and Administrators board.

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Faculty & Staff

Peering Though the Kaleidoscope

Andy Herrera of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is known as a strong advocate for underrepresented students.

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Ex-player Charged in Kansas Football Player’s Death

A former McPherson College football player is facing charges in connection to the beating death of a football player at nearby Tabor College in Kansas, authorities said Monday.

Report: Graduation Gap Continues Between Football Players and Male Students

NCAA Division I football player graduation rates continue to fall behind those of full-time male students, according to the latest Adjusted Graduation Gap Report, published by the College Sport Research Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Academic Coaching: Seeking a Winning Strategy

Academic coaching can help students, particularly those from first-generation and low-income backgrounds, navigate the challenges of academe.

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UNC Faculty Asks Chancellor to Rethink Resignation

Professors at North Carolina’s flagship public university are hoping to sway Chancellor Holden Thorp to change his mind about resigning in the face of multiple scandals.

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hires First African-American Woman as Commissioner

Jacqie Carpenter was hired last month as the first African-American female head of the CIAA.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor to Resign Amid Scandals

UNC chancellor to step down next year in the wake of scandals involving academic fraud, improper travel spending by fundraisers and special treatment for athletes.

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Hundreds Call for Penn State Officials to Resign

Hundreds of Penn State alumni and fans called for the university’s president and board of trustees to step down Saturday at a rally decrying the school officials’ actions following the child sex abuse scandal that engulfed the campus nearly a year ago.

FAMU Holds First Home Game Without Famed Band

Saturday marked the first FAMU football game in decades without a halftime show of elaborate dances, booming percussion and thundering brass.

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Commentary: When a Football Game Sends the Wrong Message

Law professor Aaron N. Taylor laments what he calls the ‘prostitution’ of Black football programs.

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Haskell Indian Nations U. Sports Programs on Probation through 2014

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has put all athletic programs at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas on probation through 2014 for “violations involving ineligible players.”

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