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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Date of Release: April 2, 2010 (Special to ESPN.com) by Richard Lapchick Darryl Williams was laid to rest on Saturday in Boston. I was lucky enough to have him as both a hero and a dear friend for more than 25 years. More…
Date of Release: March 31, 2010 (Press Release) How do race and gender affect sports? Are we playing fair on and off the field when it comes to race and gender? The 2009 Racial and Gender Report Card marked the first time that the five leagues received A’s for race. That is indeed noteworthy. Download…
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Date of Release: March 24, 2010 (Press Release) If the Sweet 16 for men’s/women’s basketball teams were based on Graduation Success Rates or Academic Progress Rates, then the complete seeding would be as follows… Download Press Release – Adobe PDF
Date of Release: March 16, 2010 (Press Release) The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released its annual study, “Academic Progress/Graduation Success Rate Study of Division I NCAA Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournament Teams,” which compare graduation rates for Division I teams that have been selected for…
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Date of Release: March 15, 2010 (Press Release) The study examines the Graduation Success Rates (GSR) and Academic Progress Rates (APR) for the tournament teams as reported by the NCAA. The study also compares the performance in the classroom for African-American and white basketball student-athletes. Download Press Release – Adobe PDF
Date of Release: March 11, 2010 (Press Release) As was the case two years ago in 2007, this report card featured updates only to the sections regarding racial and gender demographics of officials at the NCAA Headquarters, the university presidents, athletic directors, head football coaches, football coordinators and faculty athletic representatives at the 120 institutions…
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Date of Release: February 12, 2010 (Special to ESPN.com) by Richard Lapchick It could not be more appropriate that the Eddie Robinson Museum opens in Grambling, La., right in the middle of Black History Month 2010. More…
