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MARVIN E. GREEN JR.

MARVIN E. GREEN JR. has been named associate athletics director for sports administration at Florida A&M University (FAMU). He was director of student activities at FAMU. Green received a bachelor’s and a master’s from FAMU.

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Title IX Exclusion and Marginalization Needs to Change

We have a law that was meant to protect many, but is too focused on a few — those participating in varsity-level collegiate sports.

NCAA Program Putting Qualifying Members on Right Track Academically

The Accelerating Academic Success Program is an effort to help so-called “limited-resource” institutions receive extra human and technological help for student-athletes.

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Campus Center Named for LeBron James Charity may be Delayed

AKRON, Ohio ― A contractor dispute may delay the opening of the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education building at the University of Akron. The $18 million project is slated to be finished in early February, but the university says it terminated a contract with a general contractor working on the building. Cleveland.com reports […]

Texas: No Evidence of Academic Misconduct

SAN ANTONIO ― The University of Texas says an internal investigation has found no evidence of academic misconduct within the men’s basketball program. Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the probe last June after the Chronicle of Higher Education alleged three incidents of cheating, improper assistance and school policy violations over a nine-year period. The review […]

Hazing Trial Delayed for 5 at University of Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ― A judge delayed the trial Wednesday for five one-time University of Alabama fraternity members charged with hazing new members who allegedly were forced to stand in ice water until they had frostbite. District Judge Joel R. Chandler’s office announced the postponement hours before the trial was set to begin. He previously said […]

MIKE GARRETT

MIKE GARRETT has been named executive director for athletics at California State University, Los Angeles. Most recently, he served as athletic director at Langston University in Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor’s from the University of Southern California and a juris doctor from the Western State College of Law at Argosy University.

MONICA E. MONROE

MONICA E. MONROE has been appointed dean of students of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, effective in February. She is associate dean of students and a lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School. Monroe earned a bachelor’s from Boston University and a juris doctor from George Washington.

The Exploitation of College Sports

Big-time college sports perpetuate a deeper racism, says sports agent.

Why Efforts to Ban Student-Athlete Protests Would Backfire

Such actions would likely spark Black student-athletes to protest the discrimination they endure at the universities they attend and possibly disrupt revenue stream.

Settlement Reached in Tennessee Discrimination Lawsuit

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― Former Tennessee associate director of sports medicine Jenny Moshak and two ex-Lady Volunteers strength coaches have settled a gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit they filed against the university in the fall of 2012. The university said Monday it had reached a $750,000 settlement with Moshak, Heather Mason and Collin Schlosser plus “attorneys’ […]

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