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Leadership & Policy

Halftime show will look the same without Chief Illiniwek

No drastic changes are being made to the halftime show at Illini football games this year, despite the loss of the school’s longtime mascot, Chief Illiniwek.

Texas A&M Signs with Adidas, Ending University’s Relationship with Nike

PORTLAND Ore. Adidas just did it again.

Leadership & Policy

Roger Williams University board chairman in R.I. says racial slur ‘slipped out’

PROVIDENCE R.I. The longtime chairman of the Roger Williams University board admitted Monday that he had used the N-word during a board meeting, saying it “kind of slipped out.”

Leadership & Policy

Knowing the Real Score: Football vs. Mississippi Education

In fall 1993, while discussing a program for Sunday morning service in our church in Oxford, Miss., a committee member, after looking at her calendar, stated that Sunday would not be a good day for the program because Ole Miss was playing a home football game that weekend. Little did I know at that time how prophetic that statement was. Football is a religion in Mississippi.

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Hampton Considers Legal Action Over Wrongful Arrest

HAMPTON, Va. Hampton University officials have hired renowned attorney Johnnie Cochran and two Texas lawyers to consider taking legal action against the city of Lubbock, Texas, for the wrongful arrest and detainment of the Hampton women’s basketball coach, her husband, and an assistant coach.

Going for the Gold – annual football game

With football and fun, HBCUs take a classic approach to recruitment and fund raising efforts

Much Ado About Nothing?

Temple Coach Baffled by Concerns About Athletes’ Lower Graduation Rates

Nike, HBCUs strike deal – Historically Black Colleges and Universities

WASHINGTON The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and sporting goods giant Nike announced last month, that they have signed a historic, three-year agreement that will not only provide footwear and apparel for conference teams, but also will include summer internships for students at Nike headquarters.

Videoconference searches for ways to end fraternity and sorority hazing

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas Prairie View A&M University’s suspension has been put on hold.

Being honest about and to athletes

Having raised three children (a daughter and two sons) who are currently Division I student athletes (basketball), having been involved in sports practically all of my life, and having worked as an educator for the past twenty-five years, I have been intimately involved in the counseling and advising of student athletes and their parents — particularly African American students. I also have worked closely with coaches and athletic administrators at several institutions.

Clinton’s race initiative on tour: sports was focus of the latest national town hall meeting – includes related article on higher education

Sports provided the focus of President Bill Clinton’s second town hall meeting on race relations in America. Clinton and leading collegiate and professional sports figures participated in a lively meeting and discussion, which was held at the University of Houston on April 14, 1998. The televised forum was entitled, “Race & Sports; Running in Place?”

1998 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards – 1998 nominees and recipients

Six years ago, Black Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Award to honor undergraduate students of color who exemplify the standards set by tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr.

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