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NCAA Sponsors 2023 Black Student Athlete Summit and Names Champions of Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student-athletes, professionals, and athletic influencers convened at the 2023 Black Student Athlete Summit. The Eight HBCU Student-Athlete Fellows The four-day event – the NCAA Department of Inclusion, Education, and Community Engagement (IECE) was a sponsor – was hosted by The University of Southern California.

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Are Northwestern’s recent athletic firings indicative of a deeper problem?

University Business

Less than two months after President Michael Schill’s inauguration at Northwestern University, more than 250 faculty are calling for long-term institutionalized oversight of the university’s athletics department following the firing of the men’s football and baseball head coaches in one week.

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6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023

EAB

Athletics departments report to student affairs at one-half of institutions. In roughly 50% of the org charts we analyzed, athletics and campus recreation departments reported to student affairs, not directly to the president of the institution. Campus safety: The newest student affairs unit? . -->. 0 %.

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Why playing in college bowl games may motivate football players to study harder

University Business

College football bowl games give both teams and fans a huge boost—and they can also give student-athletes a spark in the classroom, new research shows. But a new study from the University of Missouri shows that the chance to compete in the postseason can actually motivate student-athletes to remain academically eligible to play football. “On

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Online Transition Programming in the Time of COVID

Supporting Student Success

By focusing on the student experience and the other facets of well-being, including the connection between regular activity and academic performance, we welcomed more students to online classes, programs, and spaces offered by Athletics & Recreation. Writing Ready.

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Backlash as a university says its library will be 'all digital'

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“What we heard was that they need and want access to library resources where they are, whether on or off campus.” By the end of the week, Grewal issued another statement titled, “Apology and Clarification on Athletics and Libraries.”

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The Power of Relationships in Undergraduate Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Do more to encourage students to participate in co-curricular and extracurricular activities, including field trips and engagement activities, clubs and campus organizations, intramural athletics, and community service. But only 14 percent of graduates said they had experienced such a relationship. ” Absolutely true.