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University of Louisiana at Lafayette Appeals Verdict in Football Coach’s Firing

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is appealing a jury decision that the university must pay fired football coach Jerry Baldwin $2 million in damages after the panel determined race was among the reasons for his 2001 dismissal.

Rodriguez agrees to settle, pay WVU $4 million

Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause and settle a lawsuit that the university filed after he broke his contract in December.

Faculty & Staff

A Quick Rebound? Not So Fast

In the post-Hurricane Katrina era, the future remains uncertain for New Orleans college athletics.

Faculty & Staff

Collegiate Athletics in New Orleans Struggle to Rebound Post-Hurricane Katrina

Eddie Francis bursts out laughing when he recounts his unexpected coaching debut for Southern University at New Orleans earlier this semester.

Sexton Named ASWA Junior College Athlete of the Year

Jennifer Sexton never thought of herself as a dominant pitcher while in high school.

Despite Record Female Participation in Athletics, Percentage of Women Coaches Declines

Coaching women’s sports has become a man’s world.

Arthur Ashe Jr. 2008 Finalists

Cliff Hammonds, who led Clemson University to its best basketball season in years, has also impressed his architecture classmates and professors — so much so that they recently created a Citation for Excellence for the senior’s ability to squeeze in basketball practice between drafting architecture models throughout his four-year college career. “They actually made up […]

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2008

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving both academically and athletically a winning combination.

Saluting an All-time Great

This year’s annual tribute to student-athletes takes on special meaning as it is the 15th anniversary of the death of tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr. for whom the award is named.

For the Love Of the Game

Momei Qu is leading the way in academics and athletics, shining in each arena.

Tried, Tested, Yet Undeterred

After overturned prison sentence, Marcus Dixon blazes a stellar record of academic and athletic achievement at Hampton University.

IMPACT PLAYERS

Golf grew in popularity in Seoul after it held the 1988 Olympics, and now U.S. college coaches are witnessing the emergence and competitiveness of Korean golfers.

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