Date of Release: April 6, 2009 (Press Release) April 6, 2009 marks the 22nd celebration of National STUDENT-Athlete Day and the announcement of the 2009 Giant Steps Award Winners. Download Press Release – Adobe PDF
Date of Release: April 6, 2009 (Press Release) A new study released today shows that the dramatic progress in the graduation rates of African-American student-athletes on college campuses has continued since graduation rates were first compiled… Download Press Release – Adobe PDF
Date of Release: April 3, 2009 (Special to ESPN.com) by Richard Lapchick The image is striking: An African-American man who is a Muslim talking to audiences about Jewish people who were leaders in the early civil rights movement and how African-Americans and Jews shared a common fight against oppression. More…
Date of Release: March 25, 2009 (Press Release) If the Sweet 16 for men’s/women’s basketball teams were based on Graduation Success Rates, then the complete seeding would be… Download Press Release – Adobe PDF
Date of Release: March 17, 2009 (Special to ESPN.com) by Richard Lapchick I have known and been friends with Anita DeFrantz for three decades, since she was a vice president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee for the 1984 Summer Games. She is one of sports’ true pioneers, both for her marvelous athletic career…
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Date of Release: March 17, 2009 (Press Release) The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released its annual study, “Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2009 NCAA Women’s and Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams,” which compares graduation success rates for Division I teams that…
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Date of Release: March 16, 2009 (Press Release) The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released its annual study, “Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates and Academic Progress Rates (APR) for 2009 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams” which is the most comprehensive analysis to…
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Date of Release: March 9, 2009 (Sports Business Journal) by Richard Lapchick America needs the Jackie Robinson Museum now. It is that simple. As the Major League Baseball opener draws closer amid the crunch of the economy, we see cutbacks all across the nation. Jobs are being cut, businesses are closing, homes are being emptied…
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Date of Release: February 27, 2009 (Special to ESPN.com) by Richard Lapchick If you are a soccer fan, you know that Pele called Lilian Thuram one of the 125 greatest soccer players of all time. Thuram, who turned 37 this January, led the 1998 French team to the World Cup and appeared in 16 European…
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Date of Release: February 19, 2009 (Press Release) College sport received a C+ for race and a B for gender giving it a combined C+ overall. That compared to the 2006-07 Racial and Gender Report Card when college sport earned a B- for race and B+ for gender. The 2008 Report Card marked the first…
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