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Research Corner
Date of Release: December 5, 2011 Overall academic progress continued while the substantial gap between white and African-American football student-athletes remains the same from last year for the 70 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools (formerly known as Division I-A schools) playing in this year’s college football bowl games, according to a study released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. Richard Lapchick, director of TIDES and the primary author of the study, said, “The academic success of FBS football student-athletes continued to grow this year. The overall football student-athlete Graduation Success Rate (GSR) improved from 67 percent to 68 percent. This year, 97 percent of the schools (68 of the 70) had at least a 50 percent Graduation Success Rate for their football teams, a significant 6 percentage point increase from the 2010 study. In addition, 99 percent of the schools (69 of the 70) received a score higher than 925 on the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR), the same percentage as last year.” Date of Release: November 15, 2011 The Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) have sought to promote equity and opportunity for student-athletes and sports professionals at all levels of athletics in both coaching and administration. Dr. Richard Lapchick and The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) Research team have again provided the principle research and data analysis for the 2011 BCA football hiring report card; as well as the previous 2010 report. The initial six reports were researched by Dr. Keith Harrison and the Paul Robeson Research Center beginning in 2004. These reports have maintained an objective process of evaluation designed to measure the annual hiring trend of NCAA Division I football. The combined efforts of Dr. Lapchick, Dr. Harrison and the BCA have resulted in a noticed and steady rise of opportunities in head football coaching positions for NCAA Division I coaches of color since the release of the initial report of 2004. Date of Release: November 8, 2011 While there has been some progress, the key leadership positions at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools and conferences remain overwhelmingly white and male according to a new study released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. This was in spite of the fact that 19 head coaches of color represent a record 15.8 percent of the head football coaches at the 120 FBS institutions (formerly Division I-A).
Date of Release: October 5, 2011 Once again, Major League Soccer earned an A grade on its racial hiring practices in the 2011 MLS Racial and Gender Report Card (MLS RGRC), issued by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. With 90 points, the MLS grade for race was the same as in the 2010 MLS RGRC. MLS’s grade for gender hiring practices slipped from 79 to 76 points, resulting in a C+ grade. Date of Release: September 15, 2011 The National Football League achieved its second consecutive A grade on racial hiring practices and its second consecutive C on gender hiring practices in the 2011 NFL Racial and Gender Report Card, released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida (UCF). This gave the NFL a combined B grade. The NFL’s score for race decreased slightly from 90.6 in the previous report to 90.4 points out of 100. The score for gender increased slightly from 69.5 to 69.6. Date of Release: August 10, 2011 The WNBA received a combined grade for race and gender of A by earning an A+ for race and an A for gender in the 2011 WNBA Racial and Gender Report Card. This was after receiving a combined A+ in the 2009 and 2010 Report Cards. In the 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006‐07, 2008, 2009, 2010 and now the 2011 Racial and Gender Report Cards, the WNBA has received at least A’s for their race, gender and combined grades. The WNBA has consistently been the industry leader for all professional sport when it comes to diversity. The 94.7 points earned for race was the highest total for race in the history of the WNBA. The Report Card asks, “Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does everyone, regardless of race or gender, have a chance to score a basket and run Date of Release: July 20, 2011 The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has conducted its second annual study on the racial and gender makeup of creative directors responsible for the advertising spots aired during the Super Bowl. The report has been compiled at the request of the Madison Avenue Project, a partnership between the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Mehri & Skalet, PLLC. Not much changed between Super Bowl XLIV and XLV. According to the Nielsen Ratings, Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers drew the highest rating in American television history with an estimated 111 million viewers, surpassing the record 105 million viewers for Super Bowl XLIV, played in 2010. For the second consecutive year, the matchup pitted an inexperienced small market NFC team against an AFC team that had won a Super Bowl recently. Date of Release: June 16, 2011 The NBA remains the industry leader on issues related to racial and gender hiring practices. As the 2011 Racial and Gender Report Card shows, the National Basketball Association had the best grade among the men’s leagues for race and gender as it has for two decades. The NBA had an A+ for race and an A- for gender for a combined A.. Date of Release: April 27, 2011 The third bi-annual edition of the Associated Press Sports Editors Racial and Gender Report Card, covering more than 320 websites and newspapers (up from 281 APSE members a year ago), was released today. It measures changes from the 2008 data for the industry established in the previous report. The 2010 Report was published by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida and was requested by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE). This was the third time TIDES was asked by the organization to review the data of its own staff.
For 2010, the APSE Web sites and newspapers improved with a grade of C+ for racial hiring practices, up from a C in 2008. However, they received a second consecutive F for gender hiring practices in the key positions covered. Grades were not issued for the 2006 Report Card. Date of Release: April 21, 2011 Major League Baseball continues to demonstrate an outstanding record on the issue of racial and gender hiring practices. However, after steady improvement in both areas for several years, this year there were decreases in the percentages of people of color and women in several categories. Overall, baseball received an A for race and a B- for gender in the 2011 Report Card. The Racial and Gender Report Card annually asks, “Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does everyone, regardless of race or gender, have a chance at bat or to operate a team?” Date of Release: March 23, 2011 Date of Release: March 15, 2011 Date of Release: March 14, 2011 Date of Release: March 3, 2011 The 2010 College Racial and Gender Report Card, issued today by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida, showed that college sport increased its grade for racial hiring practices from a C+ to a B while maintaining a solid B for gender hiring practices. The combined grade was a solid B. College sport received the B for racial hiring practices by earning 81.9 points, up from 76.2 points in the 2008 College RGRC, the last report where a grade was issued. College sport received the B for gender hiring practices by earning 82.3 points, up from 80.7 points in the 2008 College RGRC. The combined grade was raised from a C+ (78.5) to a B (82.1). The 2009 College RGRC did not include grades because there was insufficient new data to update the 2008 College RGRC. Date of Release: December 6, 2010 Overall academic progress continued while the gap between white and African-American football student-athletes increased slightly for the 70 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools playing in this year's college football bowl games, according to a study released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. Date of Release: November 11, 2010 The key leadership positions at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools and conferences remain overwhelmingly white and male, even though a record-high 15 head coaches of color led FBS teams at the start of the 2010 college football season, according to a new study released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. The 15 head coaches of color represent 12.5 percent of the 120 FBS coaches. Date of Release: November 2, 2010 Major League Soccer scored 90 points to earn another A grade on its racial hiring practices in the 2010 MLS Racial and Gender Report Card (MLS RGRC), issued by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. The 90 points was down slightly from 92 in 2009 MLS RGRC. MLS maintained its grade of B- for gender hiring practices with 79 points, down from 81 in 2009. Date of Release: July 29, 2010 The National Football League achieved an A grade on racial hiring practices and a C on gender hiring practices in the 2010 NFL Racial and Gender Report Card, released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. This gave the NFL a combined B grade. In the history of the NFL Racial and Gender Report Card, that is the best grade ever received on racial hiring practices by the NFL. This was the NFL's first full A grade for racial hiring practices after the NFL's score for race improved slightly from 89.2 in the previous report to 90.6 points out of 100. This moved the 2009 A- grade to a full A. The score for gender decreased slightly from 71.5 to 69.5. Date of Release: July 29, 2010 The 2010 WNBA Racial and Gender Report Card received a combined grade for race and gender of an A+ by earning an A+ for gender and an A for race for the second consecutive Report Card. They tied their highest grade ever for gender with 97.5 points out of 100. The WNBA has earned the highest combined grade for any sport in the Racial and Gender Report Card since 2004. The Report Card asks, “Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does everyone, regardless of race or gender, have a chance to score a basket and run the team?” Consistently, the answer for the WNBA is an emphatic “yes” with the best record in professional sport. In the 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006‐07, 2008, 2009 and now the 2010 Racial and Gender Report Cards, the WNBA received A’s for their race, gender and combined grades. Date of Release: June 9, 2010 The NBA continues to set the standard for the industry as the leader on issues related to race and gender hiring practices. As the 2010 Racial and Gender Report Card shows, the National Basketball Association had the best grade among the men’s leagues for race and gender as it has for two decades. The NBA had an A for race, and an A‐ for gender for a combined A. Date of Release: May 5, 2010 The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has conducted a new study on the racial and gender make-up of creative directors responsible for the advertising spots aired during the 2010 Super Bowl at the request of the Madison Avenue Project, a partnership between the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Mehri & Skalet, PLLC. This report seeks to explain the current disparity in hiring practices that exists in the advertising industry regarding race and gender. The data, both quantitative and qualitative, yielded startling outcomes. Date of Release: April 29, 2010 Major League Baseball had its best year ever with continued improvement of its record on the issue of racial and gender hiring practices. This remains especially true in the League's Central Offices and in the positions of manager and general manager where Commissioner Bud Selig has the most direct influence. Baseball received an A for race and a B for gender in the 2010 Report. In 2009, Baseball received its first ever A in race and a B for gender after receiving an A- for race and a C+ for gender in the 2008 Report Card. Date of Release: March 31, 2010 Date of Release: March 24, 2010 Date of Release: March 16, 2010 Date of Release: March 15, 2010 Date of Release: March 11, 2010 Every other year, the NCAA releases a new NCAA Race and Gender Demographics of NCAA Member Conferences Personnel Report and NCAA Race and Gender Demographics of NCAA Member Institutions Athletic Personnel. In previous years, these reports were used to examine the racial and gender demographics of NCAA head and assistant coaches, athletics directors across all divisions, associate and assistant athletics directors, senior woman administrators, academic advisors, compliance coordinators and managers for business development, fund‐raising, facilities, marketing, ticket sales and media relations and an array of assistants and support staff. This year represented the in‐between year in terms of the NCAA releasing racial and gender demographic data via these reports. Lacking these NCAA‐issued reports, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports (TIDES) was unable to issue College Sport a new overall grade for 2009. The 2008 Racial and Gender Report Card for College Sport showed that NCAA member institutions and their conferences lost ground for both their record for gender hiring practices and hiring practices by race. In fact, college sport had the lowest grade for racial hiring practices in 2008. Date of Release: December 7, 2009 Richard Lapchick, the Director of TIDES and the primary author of the study noted that, “The academic success of big time college student‐athletes that grew
continuously under the leadership of the late Dr. Myles Brand continued this year and will be part of his
legacy. The new study shows additional progress and reinforces the success of Dr. Brand’s academic
reform package. This year, 91 percent (61 of the 67 schools), the same as in the 2008‐09 report and up
from 88 percent in the 2007‐08 report, had at least a 50 percent graduation rate for their football
teams; approximately 90 percent of the teams received a score of more than 925 on the NCAA’s
Academic Progress Rate (APR) versus 88 percent in the 2008‐09 report.” Date of Release: November 24, 2009 Date of Release: November 17, 2009 For 2009, there were seven African‐Americans (Turner Gill, University at Buffalo; Ron English, Eastern Michigan University; Kevin Sumlin, University of Houston; Randy Shannon, University of Miami (Florida), Mike Haywood, Miami University (Ohio); Mike Locksley, University of New Mexico; DeWayne Walker, New Mexico State University); a Latino (Mario Cristobal, Florida International University) and an Asian (Ken Niumatalolo, U.S. Naval Academy). Date of Release: October 20, 2009 The 2009 Major League Soccer Racial and Gender Report Card resulted MLS earned a third consecutive solid A (92) for racial hiring after getting A’s in the categories of MLS League Office, players, head coaches, team president/CEO and team professional administration. Thiswas, again, the second best grade in men’s professional sport following the NBA for racial hiringpractices. Date of Release: September 24, 2009 The National Football League achieved an A‐ grade on racial hiring practices and a C on gender hiring practices in the 2009 NFL Racial and Gender Report Card. This gave the NFL a combined B. In the history of the NFL Racial and Gender Report Card, those are the best grades ever received in each category for the NFL. The NFL improved significantly from the previous report from a score for race of 87.1 to 89.2 points out of 100. Date of Release: July 23, 2009 The Report Card asks, “Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does everyone, regardless of race or gender, have a chance to score a basket and run the team?” Consistently, the answer for the WNBA is an emphatic “yes” with the best record in sport. In the 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2006 Racial and Gender Report Cards, the WNBA had received A’s for their race, gender and combined grades. To this day, no other professional sports league has achieved that even once. The WNBA remained as the best employer overall for women and people of color in sport. Date of Release: June 10, 2009 The NBA remains the industry leader on issues related to race and gender The NBA had an A+ for race, and a B+/A‐ for gender for a combined A. Date of Release: April 22, 2009 The publication of this year’s Women’s Basketball Hiring Report Card presents the opportunity to both evaluate this year’s hiring processes and, for the first time, evaluate any progress made in the findings from the first to second year of the study. Among the several encouraging signs from this year’s report card, our evaluation indicates that universities appear more committed to conducting an inclusive interview and hiring process. More than half of the 16 available head coaching positions were filled by African-Americans and all but two universities received an ‘A’ grade in the final analysis. Date of Release: April 15, 2009 Major League Baseball continued improving its record on the issue of racial and gender hiring practices. This is especially true in the League’s Central Offices and in the positions of manager and general manager where Commissioner Bud Selig has the most direct influence. Baseball received it first ever full A for race and a B for gender. MLB received an A‐ for race and a C+ for gender in the 2008 Report Card Date of Release: April 6, 2009
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