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Florida A&M Board Votes to Quit MEAC and Move to SWAC

Florida A&M University’s board on Thursday unanimously voted to leave the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and move to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), reported HBCU Gameday. The university will leave MEAC on June 30, 2021, and join SWAC a day later. When Florida A&M leaves, MEAC will be left with nine full members, only seven […]

For the Love of Sport: Highlighting the Experiences of D-III Student-Athletes

With no athletic scholarships and schedules often jam-packed with multiple obligations, Division III student-athletes still make time for the sports they love while pursuing academic excellence.

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Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren Creates Anti-Hate, Anti-Racism Coalition

In reaction to last week’s death of George Floyd, a Black Minneapolis man who died in police custody, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren on Monday announced the creation of the Big Ten Conference Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition so college athletes can voice their concerns about racism freely. Warren, the first black commissioner of a Power […]

Ed Department Says Connecticut May Lose Federal Funding if It Doesn’t Ban Transgender Athletes

The Department of Education has in a letter said Connecticut may lose federal funding if it allows transgender girls to compete as females in high school sports, reported the Associated Press. Already, in March, Idaho barred transgender girls from competing on female teams in public college athletics. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Legal […]

Penn State U Student Says He Was Racially Abused While Driving to Ohio

Aeneas Hawkins, an African American student from Penn State University, said on Twitter he was the target of racial abuse while on a road trip back home to Ohio on Saturday. “I’m on a road trip back home, and stopped for gas about 3 hours away. As I’m coming out of the store after paying […]

NCAA Allows Voluntary Football and Basketball Athletic Activities on Campus Starting June 1

A National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) moratorium on all sports activities, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will expire May 31 after the NCAA council decided that Division I football and basketball can resume on campus activities on a voluntary basis starting June 1, said CBS sports. The council extended the blanket waiver allowing teams in […]

Court Says NCAA Can’t Cap Education-Related Benefits for Football and Basketball Student-Athletes

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Monday upheld a ruling that said the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) can’t limit education-related benefits colleges provide to student-athletes who play Football Bowl Subdivision football and Division I basketball.

This HBCU President Is Strongly Against a Fall Reopening

Colleges and universities are “deluding themselves” about getting students back to campuses in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College which is an HBCU (historically Black college or university). In a recent article in The Atlantic, Sorrell said higher education institutions “are letting their financial and […]

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Faculty & Staff

Athletics Are Not Expendable, if Education is Our Goal

These are troubling times for higher education. With budgets tightening, hiring and salary freezes, and the possibility of cuts looming, many are looking for ways to save our institutions. It may not be surprising that some are calling for cuts to athletics before other departments.

NCAA President: No Fall Sports if Campuses Are Online Only

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) president Mark Emmert said on Friday he doesn’t expect college sporting events will take place this fall if students don’t return to campuses around the country, reported USA Today. Emmert’s comments came as part of a conversation on the NCAA’s Twitter channel. “College athletes are college students, and you can’t […]

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A Telethon on May 2-3 Hopes to Raise Money for HBCU Student Athletes

On May 2-3, a telethon fundraiser will raise money for HBCU student athletes and K-12 students of color who lack access to remote learning technology, reported Black Enterprise. Those participating are George Lynch, a National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran, Tracey Pennywell, a co-founder of HBCU Heroes, and Ryan Johnson, executive director of Cxmmunity. Titled Tech […]

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NCAA Allows Athletes to Earn Income From Third-Party Endorsements

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, on Wednesday announced it will allow college athletes to earn income from third-party endorsements but universities and colleges can’t pay these athletes for name, image and likeness activities. College athletes can identify themselves by sport and school but the use of conference and school logos and similar trademarks won’t […]

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