Tag: Student Athletes: Page 57

Sports

Juggling Pro Baseball and College Football, Scholar-Athlete Excels in Classroom

Motivated by faith and inspired by his late father, Russell Wilson stayed focused on gridiron and academic achievement even after becoming a professional baseball player last year.

April 28, 2011

Sports

Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Sports Scholars Selected for 2011

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine has named Russell Wilson and Shanice Howard its Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Sports Scholars of 2011 for demonstrating high achievement in scholarship, athletics and community service.

April 27, 2011

Sports

Conference: Race Matters in Collegiate Sports

Expert panelists at the “Losing to Win” sports conference turned their attention to the media coverage of minority student-athletes.

April 14, 2011

Sports

Candid Race Talk Launches College Sports Symposium

Expert panelists detailed how lucrative college sports competition have led many to ask whether athletes in men’s basketball and football programs are exploited while others profit immeasurably.

April 13, 2011

Sports

Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Improve Division I Basketball Graduation Rates

As March Madness action was tipping off, Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined sports scholar Richard Lapchick and the NAACP president Ben Jealous to urge greater action on student-athlete graduation rates.

March 17, 2011

Sports

Graduation Rates Increasing Among 2011 March Madness Schools

Graduation rates among male basketball players at the 2011 March Madness tournament schools are on the rise, according to a report released from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, but gaps still persist among White and Black athletes.

March 14, 2011

Students

Higher Education Leaders Say Experiential Learning Key to Student Success

American Council on Education conference speakers say college learning can be enhanced in learning communities, internships, and first-year seminars.

March 7, 2011

Sports

Diversity in College Sports Continues to Lag Behind the Pros

The majority of athletic director positions at colleges and universities are held by White people, with little or no change since the report card in 2008.

March 3, 2011

Sports

North Carolina A&T Fires Official Over Sickle Cell Death

North Carolina A&T State University fired an athletics official and suspended a second after learning coaches were urged against testing potential athletes for the sickle cell trait two days before one died during a tryout.

January 19, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Emmert Has Full Agenda at NCAA Convention

NCAA chief Mark Emmert took over from interim president Jim Isch in October and he has a plan for how he wants to lead the organization.

January 11, 2011

Sports

Southern has Problems Facing NCAA Deadline

Southern University has paperwork problems and gender equity issues as the school faces a deadline next week on its review for NCAA rules compliance, university officials say.

December 12, 2010

Sports

Southern has Problems Facing NCAA Deadline

Southern University has paperwork problems and gender equity issues as the school faces a deadline next week on its review for NCAA rules compliance, university officials say.

December 11, 2010