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Next Step on Path to College Football Playoff: Presidents Chime In

The BCS commissioners will present their four-team playoff proposal to the presidential oversight committee Tuesday in Washington.

Collegiate Sports Gender Equity Not Yet A Reality, Experts Say

Although women have made tremendous strides in collegiate sports since the 1972 passage of Title IX, significant work remains before women achieve equality with men on campus, experts say.

Latest NCAA Postseason Bans Hit HBCUs Hard

Several HBCUs will not be allowed to participate in 2012-2013 postseason play according to the just-released NCAA listing of schools that did not meet minimum academic progress guidelines.

Four Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars Selected in the 2012 NFL Draft

What many people don’t know about Robert Griffin III, the second player taken in the 2012 NFL draft, is that he was a two-time Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar finalist.

Robert Griffin III

Miami, Ohio St. Football Teams Earn Academic Honor

Both teams outperformed many of their rivals in the classroom and joined 11 other Football Bowl Subdivision teams on this year’s list of academic overachievers.

Dr. David Ridpath

Commissioners to Give College Presidents Playoff Options

The conference commissioners who have been crafting a four-team playoff to determine college football’s national champion will present the BCS presidential oversight committee choices in multiple formats.

2012 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Women’s Award Recipient: Chelsea Garcia

This year’s top female Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award recipient, Chelsea Garcia of Oklahoma State University, credits her parents with instilling in her the work ethic to excel both in the classroom and on the field.

2012 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Men’s Award Recipient: Victor Ojeleye

As this year’s male Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award recipient, Victor Ojeleye of Kansas State University has demonstrated the commitment to go the extra mile on behalf of teammates and the K-State community.

Seeking a Climate Change in College Athletics

The NCAA Office of Inclusion seeks to change campus culture in bid to promote diversity at all levels of intercollegiate sport.

Bernard Franklin

Academics and Athletics: The Necessary Tension in Higher Education

Discrepancies in student-athlete graduation rates continue to keep athletics in the news and that trend is exacerbated by the commercialization of intercollegiate athletics, Ohio State administrator David Graham writes.

Dr. David L. Graham

Is Winning Everything?

In the Arthur Ashe Jr. 2012 Sports Scholars’ edition, Diverse examines the national champion Kentucky Wildcats whose coach John Calipari raised eyebrows over comments that Kentucky players focus on the NBA, rather than academics.

Kentucky Wildcats

Mark Emmert – The Man in the Middle

In a wide-ranging interview, Diverse editor David Pluviose goes one-on-one with NCAA president Mark Emmert at the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis.

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