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Sports

A suggestion for college coaches: teach by example

While most will remember the 1997 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) men’s basketball Final Four Tournament for the University of Arizona’s improbable run to a national championship, the most significant collegiate sports event of that particular weekend occurred off the court.

July 11, 2007

Sports

Professional Appointments

Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley has been named provost at Bennett College for Women (N.C.). She had most recently been associate provost for educational programs at George Mason University. Mobley holds a bachelor’s from Barnard College, a master’s from New York University and a doctorate from Case Western Reserve University.   Dr. Mary Beadle has been […]

July 11, 2007

Sports

Black coaches convention focuses on job-hunting strategies; collegiate athletic directors, sensitized to concerns, participate in interview clinics

Concerned about the paucity of Black coaches and athletics administrators on college campuses, the Black Coaches Association (BCA) devoted a major portion of its annual conference, held last month in Miami, to helping its members prepare and successfully compete for positions in higher education.

July 10, 2007

Sports

UNO Coach Williams Resigns After One Season

NEW ORLEANS University of New Orleans head basketball coach Buzz Williams resigned Friday, departing after only one season with the Privateers.

July 8, 2007

Students

1997 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards

For the fourth year, black Issues In Higher Education is proud to present our Arthur Ashe Jr. Athlete of the Year to two outstanding students.

July 6, 2007

Sports

In Black and White: Race and Sports in America. – book reviews

Like former talk-show host Arsenio Hall, Kenneth L. Shropshire, in his excellent book, In Black and White: Race and Sports in America, discusses things that make you go “HMMMMM?”

July 6, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Suit threatens status of Georgia’s public Black universities

ATLANTA Alumni and supporters of Georgia’s historically Black public colleges and universities are beginning to mobilize in reaction to a law suit filed last month that seeks to increase white enrollment at those schools.

July 5, 2007

Sports

McElroy encouraged by Georgia State’s ‘baby steps’ on football drive

ATLANTA Mary McElroy says she knows that some refer to Georgia State’s opening months of its fundraising drive for a possible football program as only “baby steps.”

July 4, 2007

Sports

OU to build $8.4 million indoor tennis facility

NORMAN Okla. Contruction will start this fall on an $8.4 million indoor tennis facility at the University of Oklahoma, the university has announced.

July 2, 2007

Sports

UNC Wilmington hires athletic director

WILMINGTON N.C. UNC Wilmington hired Kelly Landry Mehrtens as its athletic director Monday.

July 1, 2007

Sports

UNC Wilmington hires athletic director

WILMINGTON N.C. UNC Wilmington hired Kelly Landry Mehrtens as its athletic director Monday.

July 1, 2007

Sports

Tommy Bell named athletic director at Indian University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)

FORT WAYNE Ind. Tommy Bell, who oversaw fundraising for Southern Illinois University’s athletic department since 2001, was named Monday as IPFW’s athletic director.

July 1, 2007