The Dad Vail Regatta, the world's largest intercollegiate rowing regatta, attracted teams from 73 colleges in 1986 in a broad-based competition, requiring women to row the same race that men row. It is evidence of a growing interest in rowing as an intercollegiate sport. (MSE)

When historically black Coppin State College (Maryland) won over the University of South Carolina in the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament, it was the most significant victory in the history of sports at black colleges. During and since the victory, the college has received substantial public support, and the…

African-American college officials have complained that television and news reports of African-American college sports focus disproportionately on poor conduct among athletes and little on the positive aspects of African-American college athletics. Still others feel overall coverage is inadequate. Media representatives deny bias. (MSE)

National Collegiate Athletic Association president's commission proposals are summarized for institutional control of athletic budgets, annual athletic program audits, annual submission of Division I athlete information to the NCAA, athletic program self-study requirements, enforcement procedures revision, timely infraction punishment,…

The new basketball coach at the University of Maryland finds the difficult introduction to college athletics intensified by months of bad publicity for the institution. (MSE)

A historic American-Soviet agreement establishes an undergraduate student exchange program whose unique feature is that the Soviet students will be allowed to attend American institutions unchaperoned for the first time, allowing them to assimilate into American college life. (MSE)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association's proposed cost-cutting measures would affect almost all intercollegiate sports through reduction of practice and playing seasons, reduction in the number of scholarships, shortening of recruiting periods, or limits on the size of coaching staffs. However, few changes are proposed for football. (MSE)

Temple University's model drug education and abuse prevention program for students and staff includes education and counseling throughout the year as well as random drug testing. The program is costly but successful, and has the support of athletes, administration, and the coaching staff. (MSE)

The National Collegiate Athletics Association's new plan for more limited involvement in negotiations for televising college football games is reported. The proposal is a result of recent antitrust litigation, and comments by interested parties on the situation and court opinions are included. (MSE)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association's new executive director responds to questions about leadership style, the tightening academic standards, effects of cost containment, women's athletics, blacks in coaching and sports administration, institutional autonomy, and competition with the College Football Association. (MSE)

African-American head coaches among the 112 Division I-A football institutions now number only five, which is attributed to the decline of affirmative action and related policy, and despite lobbying efforts of the Black Coaches Association. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is also working on the problem. The American Football Coaches…

While recent National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) data say athletes with scholarships and black athletes graduate at a higher rate than nonathletes, critics say the rates reflect an overall trend, not results of NCAA regulation, and that athletes denied scholarships because of rigorous academic standards are being ignored. Schools with…

The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice are suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for discrimination against blacks by using college entrance examination scores, allegedly racially and culturally biased, for admission of athletes. Other organizations have also protested the tests' use. The NCAA claims the standards are in place to…

Twelve rule changes made by the National Collegiate Athletics Association to strengthen regulation of student participation, coach behavior, and sports program administration and to enforce penalties are outlined. (MSE)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association's new regulation preventing freshman athletes with low standardized test scores from participating in varsity sports, and the response of Black colleges, including a legal challenge, are discussed. (MSE)