Richard Lapchick, director of The Institute for Diversity Ethics in Sport and the primary author of the study, said, “The academic success of FBS football student-athletes continued to grow this year. The overall football student-athlete Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for bowl-bound teams improved from 68 percent to 69 percent.” Read the full report here.
There are a total of 39 schools that participated in the study. Twenty-six are FBS institutions and 13 are FCS institutions. There are 21 A’s, seven B’s, seven C’s, one D and three F grades for the FBS and FCS schools combined. The overall grades for FBS are as follows: 15 A’s, five B’s, four…
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The key leadership positions at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools and conferences remain overwhelmingly white and male showing mixed progress across positions according to a new study released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. This year’s report showed a decline in the percentage of women…
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For the 2011-2012 hiring season there were a total of 25 schools with head coaching vacancies in women’s basketball. We have collected data for all 25 of the schools to be included in this report. The grade breakdown for the 25 FBS schools is as follows: 16 A’s, five B’s, two C’s, and two D’s.…
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The grades for Major League Soccer(MLS) increased for both racial and gender hiring practices in the 2012 MLS Racial and Gender Report Card (MLS RGRC). The MLS RGRC was issued by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. MLS earned a B+/A- grade on its racial hiring…
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Former NCAS Giant Steps Award winner Katie Holloway, and the US women’s sitting volleyball team, took Silver at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Read the article here!
The WNBA received a combined grade of A+ for race and gender after earning an A+ for race and an A+ for gender in the 2012 WNBA Racial and Gender Report Card. This was after receiving a combined A in 2011 Report Card. The 95.7 points accumulated for the combined grade was the highest in…
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Check out this video of Dr. Richard Lapchick addressing the Alliance of Women Coaches!
The 2012 NBA Racial and Gender Report Card (RGRC) was released today and showed that the NBA continued its leading position in the sports industry with its commitment to and record for racial and gender hiring practices during the 2011-2012 NBA season. The NBA received an A+ for racial hiring practices, an A- for gender…
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On May 31 and June 1, more than 250 bystander intervention educators and activists gathered at Northeastern University in Boston for Bystander Intervention: from its roots to the road ahead. The international conference was sponsored by Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), a program of the NCAS and Sport in Society at Northeastern. Dynamic panelists discussed…
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