2005 PRESS RELEASES
APR Rates and Graduation Rates for 2005 06 Bowl-Bound Teams
Date of Release: December 5, 2005 (Press Release)
Of the 56 Division I-A football teams selected to participate in the upcoming bowl games, 23 teams or 41 percent of the total did not receive a score of more than 925 on the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) reported on August 22, 2005, according to a study released today by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. In also examining graduation rates for the same teams, 27 schools or 49 percent did not have a 50 percent graduation rate for their football teams. The NCAA created the APR in 2004. It was an integral piece of the extensive academic reform package developed to more accurately measure student-athletes’ success in the classroom and increase the graduation rates at member institutions. More...
The 2004 Racial and Gender Report Card: College Sports only
Date of Release: June 2, 2005 (Press Release)
The 2004 Racial and Gender Report Card for College Sport showed that NCAA member institutions improved their record for gender hiring practices but lost ground on hiring practices by race. When all categories were combined, College Sport received a B- for race and a B+ for gender. That compared to the 2003 Racial and Gender Report Card when college sport earned a B for both race and gender. More...
Date of Release: May 24, 2005 (Press Release)
The NFL improved for both race and gender. It earned a B for race, an improvement over the 2003 grade of B-. The NFL improved from a D- to a D+ for gender, which gave it a combined C, up from the 2003 grade of C-.
The NFLPA sustained its A+ for race and gender, earning the highest grade among the professional players associations reviewed. More...
The 2004 Racial and Gender Report Card for the Women’s National Basketball Association showed that the WNBA was at the top of the game among pro sports leagues for both race and gender. The Report Card asks, “Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does everyone, regardless of race or gender, have a chance to make and run the team?” More...
The 2004 Racial and Gender Report Card: National Basketball Association only
Date of Release: May 4, 2005 (Press Release)
The 2004 Racial and Gender Report Card for the National Basketball Association showed that the NBA continued to be the industry leader on issues related to race and gender hiring practices. The Report Card asks, "Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does everyone, regardless of race or gender, have a chance to make and run the team?" More...
Date of Release: April 11, 2005 (Press Release)
This is the second release of the 2004 Racial and Gender Report Card. We decided to do it sport-by-sport this year and started with Major League Baseball. Major League Soccer will be followed by the NBA, the NFL, the colleges and the NHL. Download pdf.
Date of Release: April 6, 2005 (Press Release)
This is the beginning of the release of the 2004 Racial and Gender Report Card. We decided to do it sport-by-sport this year and started with Major League Baseball. Major League Soccer will be next followed by the NBA, the NFL, the colleges and the NHL. Download pdf.
Date of Release: March 15, 2005 (Press Release)
by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport
Women’s Teams Overall Graduate More Players than Men’s Teams
Orlando, FL… March 15, 2005 - The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida today released a study, “Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Teams,” which reports graduation rates for Division I teams that have been selected for the men’s and women’s brackets of the 2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The author of the study is Dr. Richard Lapchick, who is director of the Institute and of the DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program at UCF.
Graduation rates were analyzed for the 65 men’s and 64 women’s college and university teams that start play in the tournament later this week. The study compares graduation rates for all student-athletes to basketball student-athletes in general and African-American basketball student-athletes in particular. Some of the results were certainly disturbing.
Lapchick said, “When you look at the overall graduation rates for the men’s teams, 43 of them would not be eligible for the tournament if a simple 50 percent minimum graduation rate for overall basketball student-athletes was in place on Selection Sunday. For the women’s bracket, only eight teams would have been ineligible if the same standard was applied to them.” More...
Orlando Magic Owner Rich DeVos to be Inducted into NCAS Hall of Fame
Release Date: February 21, 2005
Contact: Jay Porcher, 407.895.1600
Dinner Program Also Honors NFL’s Priest Holmes, UT Coach Beverly Kearney and Student-athletes; Spike Lee to Present Posthumous Tribute to Sports Journalist Ralph Wiley
Orlando, FL… February 18, 2005 – In the world of sport, we commonly hear about people whose athletic abilities set them apart. This same world includes people whose generosity, goodwill and courage changes our world and inspires others around them. These are the people who will be honored Monday evening, February 21, 2005, at the National Consortium for Academics and Sports 2004 Giant Steps Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. More...