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Marcus Caldeira

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As such, the Mountaineer has been named to College Soccer News First- Team All-American, United Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-American, United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Regional First Team, All Sun Belt First Team, CSC First-Team Academic All-American, and CSC Academic All-District. “He

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NCAA Kicks Off Inclusion Forum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The convening —which drew more than 650 people to Indianapolis—is designed to enhance efforts on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives for student-athletes. Educational programming focuses on each of the inclusion's five core areas of disability, international, LGBTQ, race/ethnicity and women.

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NAACP calls on Black student-athletes to boycott Florida public colleges over anti-DEI policy

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The head of the NAACP is calling on Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida, challenging a new state policy that bars those institutions from using government funds on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Read more from NBC News.

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Trash Talk as Resistance: It's Nothing New

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That's what most current and former athletes thought about Angel Reese waving her hand in front of her face and signaling towards a ring on her hand. None of this is new. Athletes trash talk. National news writers have helped to script how Black women athletes are supposed to "act." It's normal.

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Is It “Easier” to Get In If You Apply Early Decision?

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This higher acceptance rate certainly makes Early Decision seem like a more favorable path for a student to take. This is due to the fact that recruited athletes tend to appear in the Early Decision applicant pool. Thus non-athletes applying in the restrictive early action round are not competing for slots with athletes.

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How this university plans to reduce its budget deficit by $110 million in one year

University Business

The university will also increase budget oversight over the athletics department, centralize administrative offices and launch a new budget model beginning in 2025. UA has also let go of some athletic department employees, including its athletic director.

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NCAA president wants colleges to directly pay some student athletes

University Business

In a letter sent to more than 350 Division I schools Tuesday, Baker said he wants the association to create a new tier of NCAA Division I sports where schools would be required to offer at least half their athletes a payment of at least $30,000 per year through a trust fund. Read more from NBC News.

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