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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.

Alcorn State University’s Newly-hired Football Coach to be First White to Head SWAC Team

The school announced the hiring of Jay Hopson on Monday and, according to Alcorn State, he will be the first White head football coach in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

As Stanford Teammates, Sisters Excel on the Basketball Court, Classroom

The Ogwumike sisters at Stanford University made history when both were named All-Americans, with Nneka selected to the first team and Chiney to the second team.

Ogwumike sisters

HBCUs Could Be Hit Hard by New NCAA Rules

When NCAA’s Division I bowed to increasing pressure last year to address lagging academic performance among student-athletes, its decision to raise the minimum academic requirements to qualify for intercollegiate competition stirred a backlash among officials at many HBCUs.

Questions Linger on Past, but Penn State Moves Forward

As Penn State focuses on the future, there are near-constant reminders about the past.

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