Tag: Student Athletes: Page 55

Students

Harvard Probing Dozens for Possible Cheating

Dozens of Harvard University students are being investigated for cheating after school officials discovered they may have shared answers or plagiarized on a final exam.

September 3, 2012

Sports

Clark Atlanta Suspends Band Performances

Clark Atlanta University has suspended performances by its marching band following an allegation of possible hazing.

September 3, 2012

Sports

Governor: Let University of North Dakota Dump Fighting Sioux Nickname

Gov. Jack Dalrymple asked North Dakota lawmakers on Monday to reverse a decision they made eight months earlier and allow the University of North Dakota to drop its Fighting Sioux athletics nickname.

November 8, 2011

Students

Congressman Bobby Rush Compares NCAA to Mafia

The Democratic congressman from Chicago compared the NCAA to the Mafia over how it controls the lives of student athletes.

November 2, 2011

Students

NCAA Board Approves Tougher Academic Standards, Scholarship Funds for Student-Athlete Spending

The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I board announced sweeping changes to athlete eligibility requirements and scholarship aid during a news conference call on Thursday.

October 27, 2011

Sports

NCAA Graduation Rate Hits All-Time High at 82 Percent

College athletes are outperforming other students in the classroom, and they’re doing it at a record rate.

October 25, 2011

Sports

Leading Black Artists Featured at Corcoran Gallery

The exhibit, “30 Americans,” will be on view through February. It features 31 artists, including Jean-Michel Basquait, Hank Willis Thomas, Kehinde Wiley and others. The 76 works come from Miami-based collectors Don and Mera Rubell.

October 2, 2011

Students

Report: Top College Athletes Worth Six Figures

The average fair market value of top-tier college football and men’s basketball players is more than $100,000 each, and the athletes are entitled to at least a portion of that, a new report from an advocacy group argues.

September 12, 2011

Sports

Morehouse, Howard Football Teams Launching AT&T Nation’s Football Classic

Activities tied to the inaugural AT&T Nation’s Football Classic – including debates, symposiums and receptions – suggest that pressing social issues, along with athletics, will be at the forefront this weekend in Washington, D.C.

September 8, 2011

Sports

SWAC Coping with Academic Woes, Postseason Bans

Three Southwestern Athletic Conference schools, Jackson State, Southern and Grambling, have received postseason bans in either football or men’s basketball for failing to meet the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate standards.

August 29, 2011

Leadership & Policy

University President Shalala Says 15 Miami Athletes Being Investigated

If Miami uses any player later deemed ineligible by the NCAA, then the Hurricanes run the risk of having to retroactively vacate games.

August 23, 2011

Leadership & Policy

University President Shalala Says 15 Miami Athletes Being Investigated

If Miami uses any player later deemed ineligible by the NCAA, then the Hurricanes run the risk of having to retroactively vacate games.

August 22, 2011