The Major League Baseball (MLB) Racial and Gender Report Card was issued one week after the celebration of the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking through the color barrier. MLB once again recorded an A for racial hiring practices. However, MLB’s grade for gender hiring practices dropped from a B- to a C+. Read the full…
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NCAS president, Dr. Richard Lapchick, will be honored as a recipient of The Mannie Jackson – Basketball’s Human Spirit Award on September 6. “The criteria for award winners includes embracing the core values of the game through hard work, dedication, and resilience; striving to continuously improve the community they serve, and making an ongoing commitment to others. Beyond…
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“There is good news regarding academic success in general for both the men’s and women’s Sweet 16 teams. The GSR and the APR rates of the teams are overwhelmingly high however the women still do better than the men. The remaining bad news is that the persistent gap between the graduation rates of white and…
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Dr. Richard Lapchick has recently released two Racial and Gender Report Cards for the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams. The studies examine the Graduation Success Rates (GSR) and Academic Progress Rates (APR) for tournament teams as reported by the NCAA. Graduation Success and Academic Progress Rates for the 2012 NCAA Division I…
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Recently, Lamar Lee and Robert Weathers, of the NCAS, let student-athletes at Coppin State University in a variety of exercises that explored personal and institutional perspectives concerning diversity. The NCAS is the primary provider of diversity training for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Check it out!
What is your school doing to celebrate student-athletes who go above and beyond on the field or court, in the classroom, and in the community?
Find out the the story behind Dr. Richard Lapchick’s history with the greatest team you never heard of…the New York Rens.
Join us in celebrating Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday. Read this article by Dr. Lapchick that honors Ali, “the ultimate role model.”
The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Transit Group, Ltd., Athlife, and the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) – training and development organizations with a combined 50 years of experience working with professional athletes – to develop a comprehensive career transition program for former…
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A group of students from the DeVos Sports Business Management program recenly returned from a service trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. One student reflects on his experience there: “Humbling to say the least. When you think you’ve got it bad, you don’t have to look too far to see that you should reconsider. My eyes can’t…
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