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TSU Men’s Golf Coach Catana Starks Goes From The Rough to the Big Screen

The inspirational story of Catana Starks, the first African-American woman to coach an NCAA Division I men’s golf team, makes it to the big screen in From the Rough.

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Leadership & Policy

University of North Carolina Reading Specialist Says She’s Resigning

The reading specialist who questioned the literacy level of athletes who were admitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says she’s resigning at the end of the semester.

Did Big Time Football Trump Justice at Florida State University?

Investigation shows Florida State University and Tallahassee cops botched case of rape suspect and Heisman winner Jameis Winston.

UT Austin President Says $325K Payment was Properly Approved

AUSTIN, Texas—University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers said he was told that $325,000 in extra compensation he received while dean of the law school was properly authorized at the time even though a newspaper found no evidence that the chancellor ever signed off.

Iona College’s Billi Godsey Inspires Young Women On and Off the Court

Billi Godsey, Iona College’s head women’s basketball coach, is one of a relatively small but emerging group of young women of color becoming head coaches.

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9 Pennsylvania Colleges Target of Gender Complaint

A women’s legal organization has filed discrimination complaints against nine universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, alleging the schools have repeatedly failed to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students over several decades.

Diverse Interactions

Diverse would like to warmly welcome all new readers whom we met over the weekend at the Hispanic Association of College and Universities (HACU) conference in Denver. We look forward to your readership and staying connected with you!

University to Keep Nickname, Add Ute Scholarships

The University of Utah will keep its “Ute” name for sports teams under a new agreement announced Tuesday with leaders of the Ute Indian Tribe that also provides increased recruiting and financial help for tribe members.

Colleges Seek to Improve Remedial Programs

The odds have long been stacked against students like those in Edward Ennels’ remedial math classes at Baltimore City Community College.

Faculty & Staff

Priority on Sports an Issue Even at Smaller Colleges

Too often in the last decade, the spending by colleges and universities for new jobs and the like has either stayed steady or gone down. That is, except for sports.

NCAA Urges Schools to Discuss Pitfalls of Unions

The NCAA contends that unionization by college athletes could lead to fewer scholarships and championships as well as a drop in academic support and career counseling.

Rethinking the Role of College Career Centers for Humanities Graduates

Why do liberal arts graduates, especially humanities majors, suffer from inaccurate and inconsistent portrayals of their attractiveness to employers?

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