Tag: Student Athletes: Page 51

Sports

Social Media’s Undeniable Impact on College Sports

In just a few short years, social media have become the centerpiece at the table of intercollegiate athletics. Stakeholders are now examining how best to utilize and at times cope with entities such as Twitter and Facebook.

January 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Latest NCAA Scandal Comes from Headquarters

In an embarrassing blow to its watchdog image, the NCAA said Wednesday its enforcement staff had botched the high-profile investigation of the University of Miami by improperly conducting at least two depositions while working with an attorney for disgraced booster Nevin Shapiro.

January 23, 2013

Sports

NCAA Division II Delegates Deny Mexico Pilot Program Membership

In a narrow vote of 138 for and 141 against, the NCAA Division II delegates opted not to extend to Mexican colleges the same invitation to begin the application for membership process that had been given to Canada in 2008.

January 22, 2013

Sports

Student-Athletes Discuss Diversity at NCAA Convention

What does it mean to have diversity programs that are really inclusive—from the standpoint of the student athlete? That was the focus of a panel of former student athletes, now graduates, who shared their real life experiences with an audience of higher education athletics administrators at the 2013 convention of the NCAA in Dallas, Jan. […]

January 22, 2013

Students

Three More Schools Win OK To Waive Out-Of-State Costs

Mississippi Valley State University on Thursday became the second public university to allow all out-of-state residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in Mississippi.

January 21, 2013

Students

Report: National Pool of High School Graduates to Shrink, Grow More Diverse

Between now and 2020, the nation’s colleges and universities can expect to recruit among a smaller but decidedly more diverse pool of students, according to a new report.

January 17, 2013

Students

University of New Orleans Tries Marketing Blitz to Stem Student Losses

The University of New Orleans is putting its name everywhere from social media outlets to highway billboards and trailers at local movie theaters.

January 14, 2013

Sports

Iraqis Latest Recruited International Students to Attend University of Cincinnati

Students from Iraq are the latest products of overseas recruiting by the University of Cincinnati, which is building enrollment and revenues with international students.

January 14, 2013

Students

Rhode Island Can’t Access Student Records at Closed School

Rhode Island higher education officials say a career training school that abruptly shut down has lost its accreditation, and they’re calling on the school to release student records.

January 3, 2013

Students

‘Whiz’ Doesn’t Begin to Describe This Kid

Philadelphia scholar Cameron Clarke scores a perfect 2400 on the SAT.

January 2, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Hiring of Black College Football Coaches Still Lagging

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) released a report card on the hiring of minority football coaches at the Division I level on November 29, which showcased mixed results.

December 28, 2012

Students

Student-Athlete Graduation Rates Up; Blacks Still Have Work to Do

The Institute For Diversity And Ethics In Sports (TIDES) shows that the graduation rates have increased slightly for the 70 teams competing in this year’s Division I Football Bowl Subdivision’s postseason bowls.

December 26, 2012