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	Research Corner Date of Release: April 15, 2008 The 2008 Racial and Gender Report Card: Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has again led Major League Baseball to improvements on the issue of racial and gender hiring practices, especially in the areas under his direct influence. Baseball received its first A- for race in the history of the Racial and Gender Report Card. More... Date of Release: March 26, 2008 Keeping Score When It Counts: Sweet 16 Men’s and Women’s Teams A Look at Their Academic Success The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released a new study on the Graduation Success Rates of the teams in the men’s and women’s Sweet 16. It is a follow-up to its annual study, “Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2008 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams,” which compared graduation rates for Division I teams that have been selected for the men’s and women’s brackets of the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournaments. More... Date of Release: March 18, 2008 Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2008 NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams The study examines the Graduation Success Rates (GSR) for the tournament teams. The study compares the academic performance of male and female basketball student-athletes and of African-American and white basketball student-athletes. The study on the men’s tournament teams was released on March 17th. More... Date of Release: March 17, 2008 Keeping Score When it Counts: Graduation Rates for 2008 NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Tournament Teams The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released its annual study, “Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2008 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams” which is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament-bound teams. The study takes a look at Graduation Success Rates (GSR) for the tournament teams as reported by the NCAA. The study also compares the performance in the classroom for African-American and white basketball student-athletes. Dr. Richard Lapchick, the primary author of the study, is director of The Institute and Chair of the DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program at UCF. The study was co-authored this year by Eric Little. More...

Research Corner

Date of Release: April 15, 2008
The 2008 Racial and Gender Report Card: Major League Baseball

Commissioner Bud Selig has again led Major League Baseball to improvements on the issue of racial and gender hiring practices, especially in the areas under his direct influence. Baseball received its first A- for race in the history of the Racial and Gender Report Card.
More...

Date of Release: March 26, 2008
Keeping Score When It Counts: Sweet 16 Men’s and Women’s Teams
A Look at Their Academic Success

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released a new study on the Graduation Success Rates of the teams in the men’s and women’s Sweet 16. It is a follow-up to its annual study, “Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2008 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams,” which compared graduation rates for Division I teams that have been selected for the men’s and women’s brackets of the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournaments.
More...

Date of Release: March 18, 2008
Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2008 NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams

The study examines the Graduation Success Rates (GSR) for the tournament teams. The
study compares the academic performance of male and female basketball student-athletes and of African-American and white basketball student-athletes. The study on the men’s tournament teams was released on March 17th.
More...

Date of Release: March 17, 2008
Keeping Score When it Counts: Graduation Rates for 2008 NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Tournament Teams

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released its annual study, “Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2008 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams” which is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament-bound teams. The study takes a look at Graduation Success Rates (GSR) for the tournament teams as reported by the NCAA. The study also compares the performance in the classroom for African-American and white basketball student-athletes. Dr. Richard Lapchick, the primary author of the study, is director of The Institute and Chair of the DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program at UCF. The study was co-authored this year by Eric Little.
More...