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Iraq War Veteran Preparing to Resume

While many other star high school athletes set their sights on college football, Timmy Bailey signed with a different recruiter…

Celebration or Placebo?

“I hate Black History Month.” Such reads the title of a 2001 essay posted on…

Grants & Awards

Brandeis University (Mass.) received a $25 million donation from Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro for a new 175,000-square-foot science center. The $154 million facility will be named the Carl J. Shapiro Science Center. The donation matches the largest in school history, also given by the Shapiro family for the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus Center. […]

Leadership & Policy

Historically Black Allen University Drops Football Program

Allen University has dropped its football program because the small, historically Black college can’t afford the $1.4 million annual price tag, school officials say…

Fight Song for UNH Hockey Team Banned as Potentially Racist

“Black Betty,” a rock song used to rally fans at University of New Hampshire hockey games for about a decade, is no more…

Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing Policy for Student-Athletes

Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…

Maryland Governor Faces Questions Over University Golf Course Funding

Gov. Robert Ehrlich is facing questions from some at the University of Maryland for putting more than a $1 million into the school’s budget to repair the school’s golf course instead of fixing two science buildings…

University of North Dakota President Says Nickname Fight Goes On

University of North Dakota President Charles Kupchella says the school’s fight to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname has gone too far to quit now…

Current, Former College Athletes Discuss Academic Pressures During Summit

Several current and former Division I-A collegiate athletes gathered earlier this week on the campus of George Washington University…

Leadership & Policy

NCAA Says Tribe’s Support Won’t Save Generic

A Louisiana tribe’s blessing won’t save the University of Louisiana-Monroe’s “Indian” mascot from the NCAA’s displeasure…

Radford Has Best Graduation Rate Under NCAA Guidelines

Led by Radford, almost two dozen Division I schools reported Graduation Success Rates of at least 95 percent for…

University of Colorado Football Player Suspended After Racist E-mail

A University of Colorado football player has been suspended and his girlfriend…

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