2010 PRESS RELEASES
2010 WNBA Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: July 29, 2010 (Press Release)
The 2010 WNBA Racial and Gender Report Card received a combined grade for race and gender of an A+ by earning an A+ for gender and an A for race for the second consecutive Report Card. They tied their highest grade ever for gender with 97.5 points out of 100. The WNBA has earned the highest combined grade for any sport in the Racial and Gender Report Card since 2004.
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2010 NBA Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: June 9, 2010 (Press Release)
The NBA continues to set the standard for the industry as the leader on issues related to race and gender hiring practices. As the 2010 Racial and Gender Report Card shows, the National Basketball Association had the best grade among the men’s leagues for race and gender as it has for two decades.
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Study of 2010 Super Bowl Ads
Date of Release: May 5, 2010 (Press Release)
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has conducted a new study on the racial and gender make-up of creative directors responsible for the advertising spots aired during the 2010 Super Bowl at the request of the Madison Avenue Project, a partnership between the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Mehri & Skalet, PLLC.
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2010 MLB Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: April 29, 2010 (Press Release)
The 2010 Racial and Gender Report Card for Major League Baseball was released on April 29, 2010. Major League Baseball had its best year ever with continued improvement of its record on the issue of racial and gender hiring practices. This remains especially true in the League’s Central Offices and in the positions of manager and general manager where Commissioner Bud Selig has the most direct influence. Baseball received an A for race and a B for gender in the 2010 Report.
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NCAS hosts annual spring Mid-Atlantic Conference
Date of Release: April 16, 2010 (Press Release)
The National Consortium for Academics and Sports hosted its annual spring Mid-Atlantic Conference on Friday, April 16th at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West. The theme of this year's conference was "Social Media and Intercollegiate Athletics."
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2010 National STUDENT-Athlete Day Giant Steps Award Winners Announced
Date of Release: April 6, 2010 (Press Release)
April 6, 2010 marks the 23rd celebration of National STUDENT-Athlete Day and the announcement of the 2010 Giant Steps Award Winners. National STUDENT-Athlete Day, created by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS), is designed to honor the hard work and dedication of high school and college student-athletes nationwide who have excelled in the classroom and on the playing field, while having made significant contributions to their schools and communities.
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2009 Complete Racial and Gender Report Card
Date of Release: March 31, 2010 (Press Release)
How do race and gender affect sports? Are we playing fair on and off the field when it comes to race and gender? The 2009 Racial and Gender Report Card marked the first time that the five leagues received A’s for race. That is indeed noteworthy.
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Keeping Score When It Counts: Sweet 16 Men’s and Women’s Teams
A Look at Their Academic Success
Date of Release: March 24, 2010 (Press Release)
If the Sweet 16 for men’s/women’s basketball teams were based on Graduation Success Rates or Academic Progress Rates, then the complete seeding would be as follows...
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Academic Progress/Graduation Success Rate Study of Division I NCAA Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournament Teams
Date of Release: March 16, 2010 (Press Release)
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released its annual study, “Academic Progress/Graduation Success Rate Study of Division I NCAA Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournament Teams,” which compare graduation rates for Division I teams that have been selected for the men’s and women’s brackets of the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournaments.
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Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2010 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams
Date of Release: March 15, 2010 (Press Release)
The study examines the Graduation Success Rates (GSR) and Academic Progress Rates (APR) 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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2009 Racial and Gender Report Card - College Sport
Date of Release: March 11, 2010 (Press Release)
As was the case two years ago in 2007, this report card featured updates only to the sections regarding racial and gender demographics of officials at the NCAA Headquarters, the university presidents, athletic directors, head football coaches, football coordinators and faculty athletic representatives at the 120 institutions in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), conference commissioners, and NCAA student-athletes.
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The NCAS Seeks to Recognize Inspiring People in Sport Who Make This a Better World
Date of Release: February 11, 2010 (Press Release)
The NCAS is seeking nominations for the Giant Steps Awards in honor of National STUDENT-Athlete Day. National STUDENT-Athlete Day, created by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports, is designed to honor the hard work and dedication of high school and college student-athletes nationwide who have excelled in the classroom and on the playing field, while having made significant contributions to their schools and communities.
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