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Sports: Page 67

The Cost of ‘Revenue Sports’

When the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced June 2 that there would be gridiron games this fall, many around the country were perplexed—and many others thrilled—by the obvious victory for the sport.

UM Campus Welcomes Foreign Students

In the last school year, the University of Montana had more than 830 international students enrolled.

Go to College? LeBron Didn’t, But Everyone Else Should

On choosing the “fellowship of educated men and women” before prematurely choosing the “Association.”

In Case You Missed It…

Baltimore Stands in Stark Contrast to Charleston Report: Calif. Community Colleges Can Expect Surge in Black Enrollment Media Fuels Negative Perception of Black Athletes Diverse Conversations: Why Diversity on Campus Matters in Real World

Faculty & Staff

CLIFTON SANDERS

CLIFTON SANDERS has been appointed provost of academic affairs at Salt Lake Community College. Sanders was most recently interim provost of academic affairs at Salt Lake Community College. He earned a bachelor’s from Hamline University and a doctorate from The University of Utah.

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NCAA Hits UNC with 5 Violations in Wake of Academic Scandal

North Carolina’s long-running academic fraud scandal now includes five NCAA charges, including a lack of institutional control for poor oversight of an academic department popular with athletes and the counselors who advised them.

In Case You Missed It

Princeton Takes Major Step Forward in African-American Studies NISOD Emphasizes Educational Lessons Grounded in Ferguson Black College Coaches Unite to Boost Diversity in Hiring NCORE a Safe Space for All

15 Chinese Nationals Accused in U.S. of Student Visa Scheme

Fifteen Chinese citizens conspired to take college entrance exams on behalf of others or paid to have that done for them so they could obtain student visas, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Faculty & Staff

John Nash: A Life of Great Struggle and Even Greater Success

Born to an electrical engineer, and later a precocious and dashing young man who attained an Ivy League education, John Nash seemed destined for a life of stunning success.

UNC Receives NCAA Notice of Allegations in Academic Fraud Case

North Carolina has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA connected to the school’s academic fraud scandal.

Did Columbia University President Snub ‘Mattress Girl’?

No handshake on class day for rape victim/activist, and there’s video.

Black College Coaches Unite to Boost Diversity in Hiring

Dismayed by the dismal number of minority coaches at the collegiate level, a group of prominent minority college coaches gathered to press for change.

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