Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.

Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Sports: Page 122

University of Michigan Hosts ‘Title IX at 40’ Conference

Among the broad range of topics discussed at the ‘Title IX at 40’ conference, one of the most pressing is the need to increase interest in and improve access to sports for girls and women of color.

MLB, NCAA Partnership Could Increase Scholarships

Major League Baseball would fund scholarships and exert greater influence over Division I college baseball under what would be an unprecedented partnership with the NCAA.

NCAA Board Votes To Slow Down New APR Rules Implementation

NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted Thursday to slow the planned implementation of the intercollegiate sports governing organization’s new academic eligibility rules.

NCAA Board Expected to Consider HBCU Concerns

NCAA Division I Board members are expected Thursday to consider ways to help HBCUs address student-athlete academic performance, including boosting NCAA financial assistance to HBCU athletic department academic programs.

Howard University Investigates Possible NCAA Rules Violations

Howard University has prevented some of its athletes from competing while the school investigates what it said Wednesday were possible violations of NCAA rules.

Two Hundred Interviewed in Penn State Investigation

Former FBI chief Louis Freeh and his investigators have conducted 200 interviews in their probe of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, asking questions that go beyond the charges against retired coach Jerry Sandusky.

Brother & Sister: A Tale of Two Recruits

By the time Donnie Davis rose to his senior year in 1990-91 at Cummings High School in Burlington, N.C., the star quarterback was on the radar of every major college coach in the country.

Graduation Rates of NCAA Women Basketball Players Earns Praise

The college graduation rate for women student athletes playing for NCAA Division I schools in the 2012 national tournament continues to be significantly higher than that for their male counterparts.

Slight Graduation Rate Jump Seen for Black Men on NCAA Basketball Tournament Teams

The disparity between the graduation rates of Black and White athletes playing on Division I Men’s Basketball tournament teams has narrowed because fewer Whites are graduating, says a new college sports report.

Dr. Richard Lapchick

Harvard’s NCAA Berth is School’s First Since 1946

Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said he has heard from Harvard professors and deans who have congratulated the former Duke player for leading the Ivy League team to the NCAA tournament.

Big Time College Sports: Winning at all Costs

Higher education stakeholders express concern that many NCAA Division I institutions prioritize athletics revenue over student learning and degree completion.

NCAA basketball

Uncertain Hoop Dreams for Indiana Prep Standout

A poor academic foundation clouds the college picture for Roosevelt Career and Technical High School basketball star Rondell Gardner.

Rondell Gardner

Page 122 of 204

The trusted source for all job seekers

We have an extensive variety of listings for both academic and non-academic positions at postsecondary institutions.

The trusted source for all job seekers