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The “Eddie Robinson Rule” Could Boost Number of Minority College Sports Coaches

A group of major college athletic directors are working on guidelines to boost the number of minority coaches hired to lead college sports teams.

Just the Stats: Graduating Minority Student Football Athletes

What college athletic teams enroll high numbers of minority athletes and graduate them in six years? Over the next few weeks, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education will present graduation rate data, highlighting the successes or failures of major Division I sports teams, starting with football.

Professional Appointments

Kevin Gover, a professor of law and affiliate professor of the American Indian studies program at Arizona State University, has been named director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Eric […]

Grants and Gifts

The AMERICAN BAR ENDOWMENT, a nonprofit sponsor of group insurance and charitable giving programs for the more than 400,000 members of the American Bar Association, has donated $3.7 MILLION to improve the ABA Fund for Justice and Education. The CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and the regents of the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA have received $7.5 MILLION […]

Video Football Gaming

A video game soon to hit stores will offer what has yet to be seen: the Black college footballwatching experience.

Affirmative Action officer at University of North Dakota says division over Fighting Sioux nickname can create unwelcome environment

The University of North Dakota’s affirmative action officer says campus departments and programs that oppose the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo might create an “unwelcome” environment for nickname-supporting students.

Supreme Court won’t hear Dorrance sexual harassment lawsuit

RALEIGH N.C. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition Monday to hear arguments in the sexual harassment case against the women’s soccer coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knocking down the final legal barrier to a jury trial.

Police: University of Memphis Student Shot Dead

MEMPHIS, Tenn. A University of Memphis football player was fatally shot on campus in what police believe was a targeted attack, and classes were canceled Monday as a precaution.

Rutgers Professor’s Comments About Minority Student-Athletes Called Racist

TRENTON, N.J A longtime critic of Rutgers University’s drive into big-time sports is being criticized over a newspaper article comment that university officials have branded as racist.

Southern Utah hires assistant basketball coach

CEDAR CITY Utah Southern Utah University has hired a New Mexico Junior College assistant coach to join its men’s basketball coaching staff.

Leadership & Policy

Officials at North Carolina A&T, NCCU mull future of series after brawl

GREENSBORO N.C. Officials at North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central are considering the future of their football series after the latest meeting ended in a post-game brawl that police broke up with pepper spray.

NCAA Woman of the Year finalists include University of Arizona swimmer

INDIANAPOLIS Tennessee distance runner Felicia Guliford and Arizona swimmer Whitney Myers were among nine finalists selected Tuesday for the NCAA’s annual Woman of the Year award.

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