Tag: Student Athletes: Page 77

Sports

Black Coaches Association Issues

The University of Notre Dame received a B on the minority hiring report card released recently…

November 30, 2005

Sports

Notre Dame Gets B; South Carolina, Utah Receive F on Minority Report Card

Notre Dame received a B on the minority hiring report card released last week by the Black Coaches Association…

November 13, 2005

Sports

Air Force Coach Under Fire for Comments on Minority Players

Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry, expressing frustration Tuesday with the Falcons’ slumping performance, attributed the latest loss in part to No. 20 TCU’s having more Black players who “can run very, very well.”…

October 26, 2005

Sports

Tulane University Cancels Fall Semester

Tulane University canceled its fall semester last week because of Hurricane Katrina and encouraged its students to take classes Story:

September 5, 2005

Sports

Crippled Football Player Testifies in Racially Charged Case

Confined to a wheelchair and attached to a ventilator and medical monitors Story:

August 7, 2005

Sports

Grants & Awards

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July 13, 2005

Sports

In the Realm of Sports

In the Realm of SportsThe Unlevel Playing Field: A Documentary History of the African American Experience in SportBy David K. Wiggins and Patrick B. MillerUniversity of Illinois Press, 2005528 pp., $24.95 paperback, ISBN: 0-252-02820The Unlevel Playing Field, new in paperback, contains more than 100 documents on the experiences of both pioneering and modern-day athletes. The […]

April 6, 2005

Sports

Embracing Role Model Status

It was “the unbelievable family atmosphere” that drew Chris Hill to Michigan State University’s basketball program Story:

April 6, 2005

Sports

A TripleThreat

“Incredible.” That’s the word used to describe track and field standout Sharonda Latrice Johnson. Story:

April 6, 2005

Sports

Crying Foul

In recent years, scholars have increasingly joined with activists to challenge marketing aimed at children. Story:

April 6, 2005

Sports

Putting the ‘Student’ Back into Student-Athlete

College sports is a numbers game, full of so many calculations — batting averages, free-throw percentages, BCS and RPI scores Story:

April 6, 2005

Students

Arthur Ashe Jr. JR. 2005 Sports Scholar

Black Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving both academically and athletically a winning combination. Story:

April 6, 2005