Orlando, FL – October 5, 2011…Once again, Major League Soccer earned an A grade on its racial hiring practices in the 2011 MLS Racial and Gender Report Card (MLS RGRC), issued by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. With 90 points, the MLS grade for race was…
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Orlando, FL – September 15, 2011… The National Football League achieved its second consecutive A grade on racial hiring practices and its second consecutive C on gender hiring practices in the 2011 NFL Racial and Gender Report Card, released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida…
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Staff members from the NCAS National Office joined students and faculty from the University of Central Florida’s DeVos Sports Business Management program in New Orleans in August. Check out our Facebook page for more pictures! https://www.facebook.com/ncasports It has been a life-changing week for all participants. If you have attended a Hope for Stanley trip, or…
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The WNBA received a combined grade for race and gender of A by earning an A+ for race and an A for gender in the 2011 WNBA Racial and Gender Report Card. This was after receiving a combined A+ in the 2009 and 2010 Report Cards. In the 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006‐07, 2008, 2009, 2010…
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Date of Release: July 29, 2010 (Press Release) The 2010 WNBA Racial and Gender Report Card received a combined grade for race and gender of an A+ by earning an A+ for gender and an A for race for the second consecutive Report Card. They tied their highest grade ever for gender with 97.5 points…
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Date of Release: June 9, 2010 (Press Release) The NBA continues to set the standard for the industry as the leader on issues related to race and gender hiring practices. As the 2010 Racial and Gender Report Card shows, the National Basketball Association had the best grade among the men’s leagues for race and gender…
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Date of Release: May 5, 2010 (Press Release) The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has conducted a new study on the racial and gender make-up of creative directors responsible for the advertising spots aired during the 2010 Super Bowl at the request of the Madison…
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Date of Release: April 29, 2010 (Press Release) The 2010 Racial and Gender Report Card for Major League Baseball was released on April 29, 2010. Major League Baseball had its best year ever with continued improvement of its record on the issue of racial and gender hiring practices. This remains especially true in the League’s…
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Date of Release: April 16, 2010 (Press Release) The National Consortium for Academics and Sports hosted its annual spring Mid-Atlantic Conference on Friday, April 16th at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West. The theme of this year’s conference was “Social Media and Intercollegiate Athletics.” Download Press Release – Adobe PDF
Date of Release: April 6, 2010 (Press Release) April 6, 2010 marks the 23rd celebration of National STUDENT-Athlete Day and the announcement of the 2010 Giant Steps Award Winners. National STUDENT-Athlete Day, created by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS), is designed to honor the hard work and dedication of high school and…
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