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A Color Line on the Gridiron?
Suggs, Welch – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
A recent study shows that half of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football players are black, compared with 18% of coaches. Few blacks are head coaches. Coaches and administrators offer two suggestions for increasing numbers of black coaches: encouraging presidents and athletics directors to extend search lists, and…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Blacks, College Athletics
NCAA's New Structure Finds Fans and Foes Among Sports Officials.
Suggs, Welch – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) new administrative structure, which allows each of its three divisions to operate independently, is criticized by some as having an unnecessarily complex legislative process. Others find the structure gives divisions flexibility to address timely issues and more control over their own affairs.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, College Athletics, Educational Policy
Postseason Play Creates Tensions for an Unusual Athletics Conference.
Suggs, Welch – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
A group of selective liberal arts colleges will bar many of their athletic teams from postseason championships as of academic year 2001-02, following an eight-year experiment to see if postseason competition would fit into the colleges' missions. Factors in the decision include students missing examinations and increased tension with faculty over…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Athletics, Competition, Consortia
More Women Participate in Intercollegiate Athletics.
Suggs, Welch – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
Throughout Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the number of female athletes rose 5% from 1996-1997 to 1997-1998. Spending on scholarships for women increased 14%; for men it was up 10%. However, women are still far less likely than men to participate in intercollegiate sports. Participation rates and trends at 306…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Educational Trends
College Basketball on the Line.
Suggs, Welch – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has convened a working group to address problems in recruiting, gambling, academic standards, and other corrupt practices in college basketball programs. Such problems are neither new nor unique to basketball, and changing college sports has proven to be difficult. Recommendations are anticipated…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Policy, Basketball, Change Strategies
Apathy Prevails at NCAA Convention as Fewer Officials Choose To Attend.
Suggs, Welch – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
A downturn in attendance at the 1999 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) convention indicates that athletics administrators in Division I are losing interest in the event. Under the organization's new structure, Division I legislation is handled by small committees that meet in the course of the academic year or in closed sessions.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Athletic Coaches, Attendance Patterns