Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Lindenwood University in Missouri will cut 10 sports teams as part of a larger effort to “rebalance” its staffing investments, the institution announced last week.

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University Business

APRIL 24, 2024

Over 400 former and current collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes urged the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports, according to a letter sent out on Tuesday. “We The post Hundreds of athletes urge the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports appeared first on University Business.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 19, 2024

Draft NIL Legislation Aims to ‘Save College Sports as We Know It’ Katherine Knott Fri, 01/19/2024 - 03:00 AM The question of whether college athletes should be employees looms over the conversation about setting a national standard on name, image and likeness rights.

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APRIL 26, 2024

Male Sports Scholar of the Year. Darius Robinson Darius Robinson was a first-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. The defensive lineman, from the University of Missouri, was named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. He went as the No. 27 pick to the Arizona Cardinals.

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University Business

APRIL 9, 2024

The national small-college organization’s Council of Presidents approved in a 20-0 vote a policy that only students who were assigned the female gender at birth could compete in women’s sports. The new policy also blocks transgender women or nonbinary students who are receiving masculinizing hormone therapy.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When intercollegiate athletics goes from the sports page to the front page, it is big news, but not always good news. ” The gold rush for online college sports betting contracts started in 2018, following the Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to legalize sports betting.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Legalized betting on college sports took center stage on the second day of the Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletic Forum (IAF) Thursday in Las Vegas, with panels focusing on the opportunities and threats for schools from gambling and its effect on the mental health of athletes. Over $25 billion has been bet legally at U.S.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

During that time, he was reintroduced to sports in the form of wheelchair basketball. Here we are 20 years later, and I’m presented with the same form of an opportunity, playing the sport that I love for one of the top schools in the country,” Montgomery says. “Instead, I was in the hospital getting a bullet removed from my back.”.

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University Business

MARCH 7, 2024

Virginia law since 2021 has allowed sports betting through casinos and online sports books like FanDuel and BetMGM, with the exception of wagers on state youth and college sports. The post VA college sports betting proposal off the books for another year appeared first on University Business.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 7, 2023

Conference Reshuffling Adds to Instability in Big-Time Sports Featured Image at Top of Article pac-12 image.jpg Doug Lederman Mon, 08/07/2023 - 03:00 AM

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and NCAA Office of Inclusion have launched multiple programming initiatives for adaptive sports, sports for people with disabilities. The initiatives will be implemented across the Women’s Final Four, Drake Relays and ITA Fall National Championships.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The analysis found that: Since the NIL era started in July 2021, women’s college basketball players have ranked the third highest among compensated sports. But six women’s sports are in the top 10 among all college athletics for NIL compensation. Football players gained almost half of all deals.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 9, 2023

In a marathon session, lawmakers debated parents’ roles in educational decision-making and transgender students’ participation in school athletics.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Expanding athletics might boost enrollment and revenue, but it won't fix everything. By Aaron Basko Expanding athletics might boost enrollment and revenue, but it won't fix everything.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

The University of Arizona will not be cutting any sports spending as it tries to recover from a $240 million shortfall. In an update on Thursday, UA athletics director Dave Heeke outlined the department's plans to make up for revenue gaps following the pandemic.

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Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 9, 2024

Half of Division III institutions that didn't add varsity sports or head coaches still saw their headcounts rise, the Urban Institute found.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Jason Cable "The International Olympic Committee recently included men's and women's flag football in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games and likewise, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is closely monitoring the emerging sport of women’s flag football," said Alabama State University President Dr. Quinton T.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When struggling Bloomfield College was absorbed by Montclair State University in 2022, officials announced Bloomfield would keep its Division II athletics programs, at least temporarily.

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University Business

JULY 12, 2023

The post Illinois lawmaker aims to do more to prevent hazing in college sports appeared first on University Business. That is why the lawmaker wants to mandate an “ombudsman,” a person who athletes can come to, other than a coach, to whistleblow without fear of retaliation. Read more from CBS News.

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University Business

APRIL 21, 2023

The post Will Texas’ efforts to dismantle DEI risk NCAA compliance for college sports? In 2020, the NCAA created a new requirement for member institutions: every college or university has to appoint an “ athletics diversity and inclusion designee ,” a full-time staff member designated by the chancellor or president.

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University Business

MARCH 29, 2023

Amy Morrin Bello (D-District 28) has proposed a bill that she said would prevent Connecticut colleges and universities from directly soliciting students to bet on sports. The post Bill would ban Connecticut colleges and universities from trying to get students to bet on sports appeared first on University Business.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The report asks where all this money is going, how it’s going to be spent, if higher ed is going to move to an employee or revenue-sharing model, and how this will impact other sports. Meanwhile, the NCAA will govern all other sports. This isn’t a proposal to dismantle every conference.

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Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 16, 2023

Transgender players can’t participate in sports aligned with their gender identities, potentially clashing with a proposed federal regulation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Women’s wrestling may become the 91st NCAA championship sport in 2026. The association-wide committee oversees the Emerging Sports for Women program, which includes women's wrestling. "USA The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted at its Feb.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 6, 2023

In certain circumstances, however, federally funded schools would be able exclude transgender students from sports matching their gender identity.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Eakin Howard, Getty Images The U. of Kentucky Wildcats and the U. of Georgia Lady Bulldogs face off in the 2024 SEC women’s basketball tournament. March Madness is almost here, and your students are going to gamble.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The institution in Florida says a scuttled deal for Marymount California University didn't affect new cuts to workforce, campuses and sports teams.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Away from the sport, she advocates for youth development in ways such as volunteering at local elementary schools and taking part in literacy programs. As a point guard and forward, Scott was a First Team SEC All-Conference Basketball Selection and participant in USA Basketball.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

By Maggie Hicks Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock image Last week, a venerable athletics alliance effectively folded in a couple of days — over money. The consequences for higher ed could be drastic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

His character, attitude, and caring permeates his approach to sports and life, and make him the complete team player.” “Myles is an incredibly driven and competitive individual with a work ethic to match,” said Alan Drosky, head coach of the men’s and women’s cross-country teams at Georgia Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Sports Scholar honoree. Griffin, who earned the UCLA Athletics Academic & Student Services Success Award in 2021, is a three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll member and 14-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member. He is also a three-time Arthur Ashe Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Stephenson holds a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Delaware State University as well as an MBA and a master’s in sport business management from the University of Central Florida.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 9, 2024

College athlete suicide rates have doubled over the past two decades, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

Researchers found almost no long-term benefits for three dozen colleges that added the sport in the last few decades. By Nell Gluckman John Blackie, USA Today Network, Imagn The U. of West Florida’s football team hosted Valdosta State U. in October 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

She has done all the necessary things to set herself up, so that when she does finish her career in sport, she will have a profession to transition into,” said Connie Price- Smith, the track and field/cross country head coach for the Ole Miss Rebels. She also volunteers in projects supporting food sustainability and security.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Thousands of student-athletes, coaches and administrators have gathered at the convention to discuss and debate a wide-range of topics impacting collegiate sports including Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). That number—up from 63% in 2012 — is deeply encouraging, said Bell.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Cruz is a training fellow with Grassroots Health, an organization that leverages collegiate sports and athletes to advance health equity and re-imagine health education in middle schools. and our surrounding communities,” said Hellekjaer.

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