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Resilience and Revitalization

Everyone knows that college sports is a lucrative business. The fact that the University of Alabama earlier this month offered…

Got Game

Mary Allison Milford’s life sounds like that of a typical college athlete. At least, it does on the surface…

Black Male Student-Athletes Owe Themselves, Forefathers More

The tragedy of Maurice Clarett, the former Ohio State University football star and NFL hopeful…

Hibbing Community College Football Team Suspended For Poor Grades

HIBBING, Minn. Hibbing Community College announced Wednesday it has suspended its football program indefinitely because of the poor academic performance of its players.

Faculty & Staff

Duke Professors Reject Calls to Apologize to Lacrosse Players

Increasingly under attack from newspaper editorials and online bloggers, the Duke faculty members known as “The Group of 88” posted a letter online yesterday defending themselves against accusations that they had rushed to judge the three men’s lacrosse players.

Grants & Awards

Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) has received a $400,000 gift from Melvyn and Vonda Riley, the largest alumni donation in the university’s history. Melvyn Riley graduated from ECSU in 1961, while Vonda Riley graduated in 1965. The gift will be used to support athletic scholarships. The University of Hawaii’s School of Social Work has received […]

NCAA Needs More Black Coaches, Says NCAA President

ORLANDO Fla. NCAA president Myles Brand asked member schools to offer more opportunities to minorities when hiring coaches and administrators and wants them to do a better job educating athletes about sportsmanship.

Leadership & Policy

Tuskegee, Touchdowns and More

We couldn’t go into the New Year without recognizing the contributions that Tuskegee University has made over the past 125 years…

Throw, Catch, Score! Now Study

Thumbs up to Pennsylvania State University for graduating 77 percent of its Black athletes and 83 percent of its White athletes…

A Year in Review 2006

“Summers To Step Down, Ending Tumult at Harvard” kicked off the year as one of the most talked about news stories in higher education…

Pigskin Payday

Southern University Athletic Director Greg LaFleur was smiling long before his Jaguars defeated rival…

Atlantic Coast Conference Leads In Number of Black Head Basketball Coaches

Black college basketball players make up approximately 70 percent of the rosters of the top teams. While the percentage of Black head basketball coaches is nowhere near that level, the Atlantic Coast Conference is making strides in promoting African Americans to top coaching positions.

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