The NCAA Board of Governors is in the beginning stages of re-examining its policies around transgender participation in sport, following controversies over its handling of the women’s basketball and volleyball tournaments earlier this year. Tuesday, the body discussed a report on gender equity, transgender inclusion and sexual violence in its championship competitions. “The NCAA is […]
The men’s baseball team of Vanderbilt University is facing off against Mississippi State in the best of three finals of the College World Series. Notably, three of the institutions represented in the College World Series have African American athletic directors. Just last month, Dr. Candice Storey Lee made college sports history when she was named […]
In a unanimous decision Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)—citing their restrictions on education-based benefits for student athletes as “unlawful.” With the current cap of $5,000 for institutions to offer education-related benefits, a group of former NCAA Division I football and basketball players claimed the athletic association violated […]
What are your responsibilities as associate director of communications-external engagement at the NCAA? I work regularly on communications initiatives with the NCAA’s Inclusion Education and Community Engagement Office, which houses our inclusion efforts; student-athlete, coach and administrator programs; and another area that will take more shape soon: community engagement. I work with the senior vice […]
One year after the murder of George Floyd, speakers at this year’s NCAA Inclusion Forum discussed systemic racism and how best to address it. The five core areas that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) inclusion efforts focuses on are disability, international student-athletes, LGBTQ+, race/ethnicity and gender. These aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) […]
What are your responsibilities in your role at Chicago State? My role at Chicago State is vast but I primarily oversee all of the Chicago State athletics external facing units which include communications, marketing, ticketing and sales, corporate sponsorships and fundraising. I also serve as sports administrator for several of our sports and work with […]
The Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award is a part of Diverse‘s quarter-century legacy of recognizing outstanding minority young men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits. In addition to their athletic ability, the students named 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars are students of color who have maintained a cumulative […]
March Madness returned in 2021, after being shut down by COVID-19 in 2020. As conferences and the NCAA sought to recover some of the losses associated with last year’s canceled men’s basketball tournament, teams and a very limited number of fans returned to coliseums this spring with restrictions in place, but with cautious optimism and […]
What are your responsibilities in your role as vice president of the NCAA Eligibility Center (EC)? Felicia Martin I am responsible for the EC’s strategic direction and vision. My primary role is to support my people and make certain they have the tools and resources to create pathways of opportunities for young women and men. […]
What are your responsibilities as associate commissioner for business affairs/CFO of Conference USA? As a member of the senior staff, I provide leadership and serve in an advisory capacity on all Conference business including, but not limited to, budget and finance, championships, external relations, student-athlete engagement, governance and personnel oversight and management. My direct responsibilities […]