Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Lindenwood University in Missouri will cut 10 sports teams as part of a larger effort to “rebalance” its staffing investments, the institution announced last week.

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University Business

APRIL 24, 2024

Over 400 former and current collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes urged the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports, according to a letter sent out on Tuesday. “We The post Hundreds of athletes urge the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Jason Cable "The International Olympic Committee recently included men's and women's flag football in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games and likewise, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is closely monitoring the emerging sport of women’s flag football," said Alabama State University President Dr. Quinton T.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 19, 2024

Draft NIL Legislation Aims to ‘Save College Sports as We Know It’ Katherine Knott Fri, 01/19/2024 - 03:00 AM The question of whether college athletes should be employees looms over the conversation about setting a national standard on name, image and likeness rights.

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University Business

APRIL 9, 2024

The national small-college organization’s Council of Presidents approved in a 20-0 vote a policy that only students who were assigned the female gender at birth could compete in women’s sports. The new policy also blocks transgender women or nonbinary students who are receiving masculinizing hormone therapy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When intercollegiate athletics goes from the sports page to the front page, it is big news, but not always good news. ” The gold rush for online college sports betting contracts started in 2018, following the Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to legalize sports betting.

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2024

Virginia law since 2021 has allowed sports betting through casinos and online sports books like FanDuel and BetMGM, with the exception of wagers on state youth and college sports. The post VA college sports betting proposal off the books for another year appeared first on University Business.

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Proctor Academy

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Proctor Academy is the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Safe Sports School award for its Athletic Training program. The award champions safety and recognizes secondary schools that have met the recommended standards to improve safety in sports.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2023

Conference Reshuffling Adds to Instability in Big-Time Sports Featured Image at Top of Article pac-12 image.jpg Doug Lederman Mon, 08/07/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Women’s wrestling may become the 91st NCAA championship sport in 2026. The association-wide committee oversees the Emerging Sports for Women program, which includes women's wrestling. "USA The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted at its Feb.

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AIFS Abroad

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Last Updated on November 21, 2023 by Cat Rogliano Even if you’re not an international sports fan, one of the best ways to immerse yourself in a country’s culture when you’re studying or interning abroad is to attend a sporting event. Here are some unique international sports in some of our program locations that get the crowd going: 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Away from the sport, she advocates for youth development in ways such as volunteering at local elementary schools and taking part in literacy programs. As a point guard and forward, Scott was a First Team SEC All-Conference Basketball Selection and participant in USA Basketball.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

His character, attitude, and caring permeates his approach to sports and life, and make him the complete team player.” “Myles is an incredibly driven and competitive individual with a work ethic to match,” said Alan Drosky, head coach of the men’s and women’s cross-country teams at Georgia Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Stephenson holds a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Delaware State University as well as an MBA and a master’s in sport business management from the University of Central Florida.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Sports Scholar honoree. Griffin, who earned the UCLA Athletics Academic & Student Services Success Award in 2021, is a three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll member and 14-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member. He is also a three-time Arthur Ashe Jr.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 20, 2024

The University of Arizona will not be cutting any sports spending as it tries to recover from a $240 million shortfall. In an update on Thursday, UA athletics director Dave Heeke outlined the department's plans to make up for revenue gaps following the pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Thousands of student-athletes, coaches and administrators have gathered at the convention to discuss and debate a wide-range of topics impacting collegiate sports including Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). That number—up from 63% in 2012 — is deeply encouraging, said Bell.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Male Sports Scholar of the Year. “He Although he came to football a bit later than many players, he fell in love with the sport and the process of learning and improving. Robinson also has proven his skills as a student and as a community member, founding the Darius Robinson Helping Hands Foundation in the fall of 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Holmes, a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, holds a master’s in sports management from Southern New Hampshire University. He served as assistant athletic director for academics and compliance at Metropolitan State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Cruz is a training fellow with Grassroots Health, an organization that leverages collegiate sports and athletes to advance health equity and re-imagine health education in middle schools. and our surrounding communities,” said Hellekjaer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

She has done all the necessary things to set herself up, so that when she does finish her career in sport, she will have a profession to transition into,” said Connie Price- Smith, the track and field/cross country head coach for the Ole Miss Rebels. She also volunteers in projects supporting food sustainability and security.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Keith Harrison, professor of Business/Hip Hop Sports at the University of Central Florida and LZ Granderson, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and a contributor for ABC News. Other speakers include: Dr. C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Guskiewicz Guskiewicz – a neuroscientist, sports medicine researcher, and academic leader – is currently chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his time at UNC, he founded the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; led the school’s $1.2 Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz holds a Ph.D.

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College for Creative Study

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Daily J podcast recently talked to local institutions about the popularity of E-Sports. CCS Chair of Entertainment Arts, weighed in on the popularity of E-sports and careers in the gaming field. Take a listen below.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In this post, Apple Chew looks at the importance and practicalities of building staff-student communities, focusing on a sports day she co-organised with funding from the Student Partnership Agreement. More than 70 members of the IMPS community participated in the fun, morale-boosting event. Apple is a Molecular Plant Science PhD student.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Over half of Americans (54%) support allowing college athletes to be paid for sports-related business ventures using their name, image, and likeness (NIL), according to a recent poll from market research and consulting firm Ipsos. By in large, Americans support that. "NIL

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

Racial hiring practices in college athletics saw minor improvement but gender hiring practices declined, according to the 2022 College Sport Racial and Gender Report Card (CSRGRC) from the University of Central Florida (UCF). It's been talked about ad nauseum in sports media for years on end,” Chiles said. “In points compared with 74.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

"Well, I began playing basketball at an early age, and once I saw that I was decent in the sport, I decided to try out for the basketball team at Tanner High School,” Byrd-Vinson said. “I I love the sport. I love everything about the sport." I just have a passion for basketball, you know.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) has issued “Keeping Score When It Counts: Assessing the Academic Records of the 2023-2024 Bowl-Bound College Football Teams.” He noted that this isn’t only the case for football, but in many sports, such as women’s volleyball and softball and men’s baseball.

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University Business

JULY 12, 2023

The post Illinois lawmaker aims to do more to prevent hazing in college sports appeared first on University Business. That is why the lawmaker wants to mandate an “ombudsman,” a person who athletes can come to, other than a coach, to whistleblow without fear of retaliation. Read more from CBS News.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When struggling Bloomfield College was absorbed by Montclair State University in 2022, officials announced Bloomfield would keep its Division II athletics programs, at least temporarily.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

Peyton Manning Manning – acclaimed former football star, sports commentator, and media personality –returns to his alma mater as a featured expert with industry experience. He will teach topics such as sports reporting, video production and performance, leadership and communication, and public speaking.

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University Business

APRIL 21, 2023

The post Will Texas’ efforts to dismantle DEI risk NCAA compliance for college sports? In 2020, the NCAA created a new requirement for member institutions: every college or university has to appoint an “ athletics diversity and inclusion designee ,” a full-time staff member designated by the chancellor or president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

The non-verbal form of trash-talking or trolling is familiar to contact sports like basketball. Given the negative attention towards Reese and other Black women in sports, two things come to mind: race and gender. Reese is not the only basketball player who has faced backlash for trash talk within women's sports.

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University Business

MARCH 29, 2023

Amy Morrin Bello (D-District 28) has proposed a bill that she said would prevent Connecticut colleges and universities from directly soliciting students to bet on sports. The post Bill would ban Connecticut colleges and universities from trying to get students to bet on sports appeared first on University Business.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The report asks where all this money is going, how it’s going to be spent, if higher ed is going to move to an employee or revenue-sharing model, and how this will impact other sports. Meanwhile, the NCAA will govern all other sports. This isn’t a proposal to dismantle every conference.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

Russell and Johnson wrote that, for Black student-athletes, collegiate sports may be their sole opportunity toward achieving upward mobility. The AP noted a university memo stated that staff whose jobs were eliminated will get 12 weeks of pay and be able to apply for other positions by April 19.

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