Tag: Student Athletes: Page 52

Sports

Ex-NY College Administrator Fraudulently Changed Grades

A former New York City college administrator has admitted faking professors’ signatures to boost grades for students in danger of failing.

December 20, 2012

Sports

NCAC Presidents’ Council Wins Inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Award

The NCAA and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association are honoring the athletic conference for its programs and initiatives that promoted diversity.

December 18, 2012

Sports

Four HBCUs Among Six Institutions Selected in NCAA Grant Program

The NCAA has selected six universities to participate in its Limited-Resources Institutions Grant Program to help them better fulfill requirements of the NCAA student-athlete academic performance standards.

December 18, 2012

Sports

Colorado Considers Changing College Funding

The Colorado Department of Higher Education is considering changes to the way it allocates $70 million for need-based college grants.

December 17, 2012

Sports

U. Iowa Adds Optional LGBT Question to Application

The University of Iowa has become the nation’s first public university to include optional questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on its application, a move hailed Wednesday by advocates hoping to improve the college experience for gays and lesbians.

December 12, 2012

Sports

Football’s Changes Illustrated at IAF

The realignments that have recently unfolded in college football were clearly and somewhat painfully illustrated by the conference commissioners’ panel at last week’s Intercollegiate Athletics Forum (IAF), presented by SportsBusiness Daily/Global/Journal.

December 12, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Scandals Threaten FAMU’s Accreditation

A series of scandals in the last year, including the hazing death of a drum major, is now threatening to cost Florida A&M University its academic reputation.

December 11, 2012

Sports

Football is King

The impact of conference realignment, media revenue, rule revisions and the costs of doing the business of college sports dominated the agenda at the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum (IAF) presented by SportsBusiness Daily/Global/Journal last week in New York.

December 9, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Alabama State Staff Ordered to Cooperate with Audit

The interim president of Alabama State University is ordering senior staffers to cooperate with an audit at the school.

December 6, 2012

Sports

George Returns to Ohio State as an Administrator

College Football Hall of Fame running back and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George is returning to his alma mater, Ohio State University, to serve as assistant vice president for business advancement.

December 4, 2012

Sports

Embree Exposes Plight of Minority Head Football Coaches

On November 26, 2012, Jon Embree’s emotions and character were on display for all to see. After a dismal 1-11 season, which included several embarrassing losses such as a 70-14 drubbing at the hands of the Oregon Ducks, the University of Colorado held a press conference announcing that Embree had been fired as the head coach of the football team.

December 3, 2012

Sports

Black Male Student-Athlete Graduation Rate Lags Behind

A study of 76 colleges and universities that comprise six major sports conferences showed that, on average, only about half the Black male student-athletes graduated within six years.

December 2, 2012