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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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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Assessing the 2011-12 Bowl-bound College Football Teams: Graduation rates improve; Racial Gap Persists Overall academic progress continued while the substantial gap between white and African-American football student-athletes remains the same from last year for the 70 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools (formerly known as Division I-A schools) playing in this year’s college football bowl games, according…
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The NCAS will be sub-contracted by the NCAA to bring diversity and inclusion training to its member-institutions. Over the past four years, the NCAS has facilitated these workshops at over 180 NCAA colleges and universities. We look forward to investing in these student-athletes and administrators as we seek to fulfill our mission of effecting positive social change…
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Check out these articles from Scotland newspapers regarding their recent introduction to MVP: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/violence-reduction-project-for-pupils-1.1134648 http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/the-message-is-clear-violence-is-unacceptable-1.1134618
The 2010-11 Hiring Report Card is the eighth annual report. This year, the overall grades continue to improve at some institutions as well as the individual letter grades in certain categories. However, there is still room for improvement as some schools continue to fall below par when each of the four categories of the Hiring…
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Mild Progress Continues: Assessing Diversity among Campus and Conference Leaders for Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Schools in the 2011-12 Academic Year Orlando, Fla.… November 8, 2011 – While there has been some progress, the key leadership positions at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools and conferences remain overwhelmingly white and male according to a new study…
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Recently, NCAS graduate assistant Angelica “Jelly” Mealing spoke to a group of students at the Cherokee School in Orlando, a school that serves as a last resort for students with behavior problems. On October 11, Jelly was awarded a Giant Steps Courageous Student Athlete award by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports in recognition…
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