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Conference: Race Matters in Collegiate Sports

Expert panelists at the “Losing to Win” sports conference turned their attention to the media coverage of minority student-athletes.

Candid Race Talk Launches College Sports Symposium

Expert panelists detailed how lucrative college sports competition have led many to ask whether athletes in men’s basketball and football programs are exploited while others profit immeasurably.

Richard Lapchick

Coming Out: The Story of One Openly Gay Athlete

For all of the progress gays and lesbians have made in America, from the legalization of gay marriage in five states and the District of Columbia to the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in December, the sports world both here and abroad remains firmly closeted.

CIAA Tournament Draws Record Crowd to Charlotte

Attendance for official CIAA functions topped 190,000 and provided an economic impact of $44.3 million, a 19 percent increase from last year.

VCU Coach Shaka Smart’s Rise No Shock to Those Who Know Him

By taking VCU to the Final Four at just age 33, Shaka Smart has become the coach of the moment, the prospect at the top of everyone’s wish list.

VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart

Rarity in Division I Athletics, Native American Excels on Basketball Court

A finalist for the 2011 Sullivan Award, Tahnee Robinson is one of very few highly visible Native Americans playing Division I basketball.

Tahnee Robinson

New Award for Colleges Producing Olympic Medalists

The U.S. Olympic Committee has combined with leaders of Olympic sports and college athletic directors to create an award that will recognize the universities that produce medal winners.

Stanford Study Says Academic Coaching Can Improve a College Student’s Graduation Chances

Students who receive one-on-one coaching may be more likely to graduate from college, according to a study released from Stanford University’s School of Education.

Dr. Eric Bettinger

‘Uncle Tom’ Documentary Remark Exposes Pain in Black Community Over Class, Education

When Jalen Rose, recalling his teenage years, said that he then considered Black Duke University players like Grant Hill “Uncle Toms”, he exposed a sensitive and longstanding issue for many African-Americans.

George Mason University Marches to the Peppy Musical Mix of ‘Doc Nix’

Since coming to George Mason in 2006, pep band director Michael Nickens has been putting his unique style which blends Hip-Hop, Rock, R&B and Jazz on display to pump up the fans of the basketball team.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Improve Division I Basketball Graduation Rates

As March Madness action was tipping off, Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined sports scholar Richard Lapchick and the NAACP president Ben Jealous to urge greater action on student-athlete graduation rates.

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Graduation Rates Increasing Among 2011 March Madness Schools

Graduation rates among male basketball players at the 2011 March Madness tournament schools are on the rise, according to a report released from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, but gaps still persist among White and Black athletes.

NCAA Men’s Basketball

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