Tag: Student Athletes: Page 59

Students

Revoked Scholarships Surprise College Athletes

With the U.S. Justice Department investigating the NCAA over the one-year scholarship award practice, college sport watchdogs say athletes too often fall victim to unkept promises and bottom-line decisions that force many out of big-time sports programs.

May 24, 2010

Students

Authorities Say Better Information on Student Arrests Will Be Difficult to Realize

University of Virginia officials still reeling from the death of a Virginia student-athlete want a better system to tell them when students are arrested off campus, though authorities warn changes could prove costly.

May 23, 2010

Sports

Sprinter Excels in the Classroom and the Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education has named Darius Law, a track and field athlete at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Diverse 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year. This is the second of two 2010 Ashe profiles.

May 11, 2010

Sports

Gymnast Balances Stellar Academics With Dazzling Athletics

For her academic and athletic accomplishments, Marcia Newby is named the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, the print magazine affiliate of DiverseEducation.com. Tomorrow, DiverseEducation.com profiles the 2010 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year.

May 10, 2010

Students

NCAA Scrutiny Helps Hasten Decline of Tradition-Rich Black Prep School

The NCAA’s academic probe of the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina adds another blemish to the financially endangered prep school’s legacy.

May 9, 2010

Students

Justice Department Questions NCAA Scholarship Award Process

The Justice Department’s antitrust division wants to know more about why the NCAA awards scholarships on a year-to-year basis and why scholarships are limited to five years. The NCAA insists it has the answers.

May 6, 2010

Leadership & Policy

University of Washington President Named NCAA Leader

University of Washington president Mark A. Emmert became the NCAA’s new chief executive on Tuesday, ending the search that began in November.

April 27, 2010

Students

Delaware State Reinstates Women’s Equestrian Team in Legal Battle

Facing scrutiny over possible Title IX violations, Delaware State University has agreed to reinstate their women’s equestrian program through 2010-11 after having announced its elimination earlier this year for budgetary reasons. In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University.  In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University.

April 7, 2010

Sports

Officials Urge Raising the Academic Bar for NCAA Tournament Teams

During a news teleconference Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education suggested that basketball teams with graduation rates below 40 percent be excluded from post-season play.

March 17, 2010

Sports

Study: Women’s NCAA Tourney Teams Outperform Men in Graduation Rates

Players on teams headed to the NCAA women’s tournament are graduating at a higher rate than those in the men’s field, a study released Tuesday showed.

March 16, 2010

Sports

Study: NCAA Tournament Team Graduation Rates Between Blacks, Whites Widening

The disparity in graduation rates for White and Black players on NCAA tournament-bound men’s basketball teams grew this year, according to a study released Monday.

March 15, 2010

Sports

Duncan Urges NCAA To Look at Graduation Rates

Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday said poor graduation rates among some college basketball programs would improve if the NCAA linked postseason play to the number of student-athletes getting their diplomas.

January 21, 2010