2008 PRESS RELEASES
2008-09 APR and GSR Study of Bowl-bound Teams
Date of Release: December 8, 2008 (Press Release)
Overall academic progress continued while the gap between white and African-American football student-athletes increased slightly for the 68 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools (formerly known as Division I-A schools) playing in this year’s college football bowl games according to a study released today by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida.
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2008-09 FBS Demographic Study
Date of Release: November 6, 2008 (Press Release)
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida today released The Buck Stops Here: Assessing Diversity among Campus and Conference Leaders for Division IA (FBS) Schools in 2008-09. This study examines the race and gender of conference commissioners and campus leaders including college and university presidents, athletics directors, and faculty athletics representatives for all 120 FBS institutions. The study also includes head football coaches, offensive and defensive coordinators, assistant coaches, and football student-athletes. Finally, the faculty as a whole is examined.
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Date of Release: October 10, 2008 (Press Release)
The Scholar-Baller® Program, in conjunction with the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) today announced the winners of the Academic Momentum Award. Sixty three nominations were received from 39 different colleges and universities across the country. A male and female winner (two ties) was chosen from nine of the NCAS’ 10 regions.
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2008 MLS Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: September 24, 2008 (Press Release)
Richard Lapchick, author of the study, said, “Major League Soccer has sustained a great record on racial hiring practices and has demonstrated a remarkable rebound in gender hiring. Led by the example of the MLS League Office where there was a 16 percent increase in women holding professional positions, MLS went from barely a D+ in 2007 to nearly a B- in the 2008 Report Card. Commissioner Garber and his staff did a great job this year. They also increased the percentage of people of color in professional positions by 12 percent to 43 percent in 2008. MLS has had among the best diversity initiatives in sport.”
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2008 NFL Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: August 27, 2008 (Press Release)
Richard Lapchick, author of the study, said, “The NFL has continued a good record for racial hiring practices under Commissioner Goodell. Of course, the biggest breakthroughs have been the fact that two African-American head coaches faced each other in the 2007 Super Bowl for the first time and an African-American general manager helped lead his team to a win in the 2008 Super Bowl. The Report shows sustained progress in the key positions of head coach, general manager and assistant coach where the NFL reached all-time highs.”
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Seven St. John's Vincentian Mission Certificate Participants Lend a Hand to Habitat
Date of Release: August 20, 2008
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A team of seven members of St. John’s University’s Vincentian Mission Certificate (VMC) program recently traveled to New Orleans to aid in the ongoing efforts to rebuild the city. Through New Orleans’ Habitat for Humanity, the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) and Hope for Stanley Foundation, the group volunteered their services to build new homes and restore damaged recreational facilities in the local community.
Date of Release: June 29, 2008 (Press Release)
The WNBA received an A+ for gender and an A+ for race for a record combined grade for race and gender of an A+ in the 2008 WNBA Racial and Gender Report Card. This was the highest combined grade for any sport in the history of the Racial and Gender Report Card.
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2008 APSE Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: June 26, 2008 (Press Release)
Following a first of its kind report in 2006, the 2008 Racial and Gender Report Card of the Associated Press Sports Editors, covering more than 378 Associated Press websites and newspapers (up from 300 APSE members in 2006), was released today at the APSE Annual Conference in Minneapolis. It measures changes from the set of baseline data for the industry established in the 2006 Report.
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2008 NBA Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: May 29, 2008 (Press Release)
Richard Lapchick, author of the study, said, “The NBA has had the top grade among the men’s leagues for race for all 15 previous reports over nearly two decades. Based on the total points used in the weighted scales, the NBA earned its highest grade ever for gender at 84.5, tied its highest grade ever for race with 96.2 and had the first ever A (90.3) for a combined grade for race and gender in men’s pro sports. In the 2006-07 Racial and Gender Report Card, the NBA had an A+ for race and a B for gender, which combined to give the league an overall grade of B+.”
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Full 2006-07 Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: May 2, 2008 (Press Release)
This is the 15th issue of the Racial and Gender Report Card (RGRC), which is the definitive assessment of hiring practices of women and people of color in most of the leading professional and amateur sports and sporting organizations in the United Sates. The report considers the composition – assessed by racial and gender makeup – of players, coaches and front office/athletic department employees in our country’s leading sports organizations, including the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS) and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), as well as in collegiate athletics departments.
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2006-07 College Sport Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: May 2, 2008 (Press Release)
The NCAA did not release a new NCAA Student-athlete Ethnicity Report, the Race and Gender Demographics of NCAA Member Conferences Personnel Report, or the Race and Gender Demographics of NCAA Member Institutions Athletic Personnel for 2006 or 2007. In previous years, these reports were used to examine the racial and gender demographics of NCAA student-athletes, head and assistant coaches, athletics directors, associate and assistant athletics directors, senior woman administrators, academic advisors, compliance coordinators and managers for business development, fund-raising, facilities, marketing, ticket sales and media relations, and an array of assistants and support staff. With the lack of such reporting methods, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) was unable to issue College Sport a grade for 2006-07.
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2008 MLB Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: April 15, 2008 (Press Release)
Commissioner Bud Selig has again led Major League Baseball to improvements on the issue of racial and gender hiring practices, especially in the areas under his direct influence. Baseball received its first A- for race in the history of the Racial and Gender Report Card....Baseball did not fare as well for gender, but did get 76 points for a C+. This gave MLB its best ever combined grade of 83 points for a solid B...
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Date of Release: April 4, 2008 (Press Release)
The 21st celebration of National STUDENT-Athlete Day takes place April 6, 2008. This landmark day, created by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS), honors college and high schools student-athletes nationwide who have achieved excellence in academics and athletics, while making significant contributions to their schools and communities. All honorees have achieved at least a 3.0 GPA or above and must be involved in outreach programs.
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Date of Release: March 26, 2008 (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...
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2008 Grad. Rate Study of Div. I NCAA Women's Tournament Teams
Date of Release: March 18, 2008 (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 2008 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams,” which compares graduation rates for Division I teams that have been selected for the men’s and women’s brackets of the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournaments.
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Date of Release: March 17, 2008 (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 2008 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams” which is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament-bound teams. The study takes a look at Graduation Success Rates (GSR) 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.
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NCAS Releases Outreach and Degree Completion Honor Rolls for 2006-07 Academic Year
Date of Release: January 25, 2008 (Press Release)
The National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) today announced the honorees of the Outreach Honor Roll and Degree Completion Honor Roll, both for the 2006-07 academic year. Of the 224 member colleges and universities across the country, 59 members stood out for their outstanding programs and dedication to their student-athletes and college communities.
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NCAS and Scholar-Baller® Announce National Academic Momentum Award Winners
Date of Release: January 23, 2008 (Press Release)
The Scholar-Baller® Program, in conjunction with the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) today announced the winners of the Academic Momentum Award. Forty nominations were received from 23 different colleges and universities across the country. A male and female winner was chosen from eight of the NCAS regions.
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