Tag: Student Athletes: Page 75

Leadership & Policy

The Westerhaus Way

In 2005, the NCAA took a significant step towards combating one of the most consistent criticisms in intercollegiate athletics…

April 5, 2006

Students

Leaving a Legacy

Her favorite movies are “Crash” and “Motorcycle Diaries.” During the 2004 presidential election, she got every player on the women’s basketball squad to register to vote…

April 5, 2006

Students

The Mind in the Middle

Adults regularly ask children what they want to be when they grow up. The responses are often interesting. But David Castillo knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life…

April 5, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Dr. George W. Breslauer has been named executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Berkeley. A Berkeley faculty member for 35 years, he most recently served as the executive dean of the College of Letters and Science. Breslauer earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Michigan. Veta Byrd has […]

April 5, 2006

Students

NCAA Hits 99 Sports Teams With Academic Penalties

Ninety-nine teams at 65 colleges and universities produced failing marks under the NCAA’s new academic measurements and could begin losing scholarships next fall…

March 22, 2006

Students

Florida State Football Player David Castillo Named 2006 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine

Florida State Football Player David Castillo Named 2006 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine

March 16, 2006

Students

University of Florida Point Guard Sarah Lowe Named 2006 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2006 Contact: Ralph Newell, (703) 385-2981, ext. 3013Hilary Hurd Anyaso, (703) 385-2981, ext. 3044 FAIRFAX, VA. — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine has chosen Sarah Lowe, a 5’7” point guard from the University of Florida women’s basketball team, as its female Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year.             […]

March 16, 2006

Sports

Universities Looking at Ways to Curb the ‘Sophomore Slump’

Universities are looking at ways to curb the “sophomore slump”…

March 14, 2006

Sports

Central Michigan and Reebok Team Up to Design Athletic Apparel

Rather than rushing out and buying the latest athletic gear, students at Central Michigan University are helping design it. Reebok, one of the leading athletic apparel companies in the world…

March 8, 2006

Students

Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing

Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…

March 8, 2006

Sports

Former Kansas Community College Coach

A former community college basketball coach is the latest to be sentenced in a wide-ranging criminal investigation that has already snared eight coaches and led to the…

March 8, 2006

Students

NCAA Hits 99 Sports Teams With Academic Penalties

Ninety-nine teams at 65 schools produced failing marks under the NCAA’s new academic measurements and could begin losing scholarships next fall…

March 2, 2006