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Stagnation in Diversification: The 2020 Olympics

Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics, delayed last year due to COVID-19, will finally begin on July 23. When Team USA walks into the opening ceremonies, many athletes will represent not only their country but their chosen higher education institution as well. The American relationship between Olympic athletes and higher education is unique and complicated.

July 7, 2021

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TIDES Report Shows Increased Diversity in College Sports Is Slow

In the latest report from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), “The 2020 Racial and Gender Report Card, College Sport,” college sport receives an overall grade of C+, which breaks down to a B for racial hiring practices and a C+ for gender hiring. As the report notes, intercollegiate athletics remains predominantly white and male.

February 25, 2021

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Women’s Basketball Continues to Outpace Men’s Academically

Women’s basketball players still outperform their male counterparts, but there is still room for improvement, according to a new report.

March 19, 2019

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Academic Success Continues to Rise for NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Teams

Graduation rates for African-American Division I men’s basketball student-athletes are rising, but gaps with their White teammates persists.

March 18, 2019

Sports

TIDES Report: College Sport is Still Lacking in Diversity

In the latest Racial and Gender Report Card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) the overall grade for college sport is a C+.

February 27, 2019

Sports

Report: NFL Gender Hiring Lags Behind Racial Hiring

The National Football League (NFL) received an overall grade of ’B’ in the 2018 Racial and Gender Report Card (RGRC) from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES). But gender hiring across the league received average to low grades.

January 23, 2019

Sports

Study: Diversity Still Lacking at FBS Institutions

University presidents, conference commissioners and athletics and campus leaders in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions are still mainly comprised by White men, according to a report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida (UCF).

October 3, 2018