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Leadership & Policy

NCAA May Bow if American Indian Tribes Support Schools

Two weeks after saying schools that use American Indian nicknames, mascots or imagery to represent their athletic teams could face NCAA sanctions Story:

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Blasts NCAA for ‘Inflammatory Rhetoric’

The University of Illinois is criticizing the NCAA for “inflammatory rhetoric” in its recent decision to sanction universities that use American Indian nicknames and mascots for their sports teams. Story:

FAMU Rattlers Open Season With New Look, Old Issues

There’s a new coach and new devotion this season at Florida A&M. Yet the fallout from a slew of NCAA problems and serious university-wide budget cuts remain. Story:

University of Utah May Ask for NCAA Exemption

University of Utah officials may appeal with the NCAA Executive Committee for an exemption that allows the school to use its Ute nickname Story:

Leadership & Policy

Central State Back in Football World After Eight-year Hiatus

It’s a rebuilding year for Central State — rebuilding the entire program from scratch Story:

Struggling Knoxville College Fires President

Dr. Barbara Hatton, president of struggling Knoxville College, was fired this week amid utility cutoffs and claims the faculty hadn’t been paid. Story:

Leadership & Policy

Indiana University President Tries to Deflect Critics

Two years after becoming Indiana University president, Dr. Adam Herbert is hearing from critics who say he takes too long to make decisions. Story:

NCAA: University of North Carolina at Pembroke Exempt from American Indian Nickname Ban

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a school founded to serve American Indians, is the only college in the nation exempted from a ban on using American Indian nicknames. Story:

Crippled Football Player Testifies in Racially Charged Case

Confined to a wheelchair and attached to a ventilator and medical monitors Story:

FAMU Recommends Penalties, Names New Compliance Official

Florida A&M volunteered to strip its football program of 28 scholarships over three years and impose a one-year postseason ban on its men’s Story:

Grants & Awards

In the Realm of Sports

In the Realm of SportsThe Unlevel Playing Field: A Documentary History of the African American Experience in SportBy David K. Wiggins and Patrick B. MillerUniversity of Illinois Press, 2005528 pp., $24.95 paperback, ISBN: 0-252-02820The Unlevel Playing Field, new in paperback, contains more than 100 documents on the experiences of both pioneering and modern-day athletes. The […]

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