As freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination clash in North Carolina and Mississippi, the same tensions are simmering among LGBT athletes, the NCAA and its religious schools. Erik Brady and …
College AD Columns
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Despite its football program's woes in collecting wins and attracting fans over the past two decades, Eastern Michigan Vice President and Director of Athletics Heather Lyke wants outsiders to see a …
NCAA
The 2014-15 athletic department financial database was released this month at USA Today. These numbers do not typically include those of private institutions, which are not required to disclose …
HIGHER EDUCATION
In the largest-ever gift to UC San Francisco, the Weill Family Foundation and Joan and Sanford I. “Sandy” Weill have donated $185 million to establish the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, in an …
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
Keelon Lawson has accepted a support role on Tubby Smith's staff and effectively ended, at least temporarily, what had been an interesting dilemma for the new Memphis coach. This is newsworthy because …
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
The league’s athletic directors and coaches will meet in Phoenix in early May. Then, later in the month, the ADs and school presidents will get together in Irving, Texas. I contacted Gee about the …