39 Results for tag: College Sports Council

CSC Supporter Arno Niemand Inducted Into National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Arno Niemand, a long-time supporter of the College Sports Council, upon his induction to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame: Niemand wrestled at Cornell from 1952-54 and was a varsity starter at 137 pounds, where he helped the Big Red to place second at the EIWA tournament and third at the NCAAs in 1953. Throughout his life, Niemand ... More

CSC Chairman Takes on Myles Brand’s Code of Silence on Title IX

Over at Inside Higher Education, the Web site is running a piece from College Sports Council chairman Eric Pearson on NCAA President Myles Brand's recent statements on how member schools shouldn't blame Title IX for future cuts in men's athletic programs. The entire text of the article appears below: Myles Brand’s Code of Silence By Eric ... More

CSC Statement on WSF Study on Athletic Participation Rates

The College Sports Council released the following statement earlier today: Washington, D.C., September 26, 2008 – The College Sports Council (CSC), a national coalition of coaches, parents, athletes, and alumni, calls attention to unverifiable source data collected by the WSF and NCAA used in a recently released Women's Sports Foundation study titled... More

Olympic Greats John Naber, Peter Vidmar, Dan Gable and Cael Sanderson join with Actor Billy Baldwin Calling for ‘Common Sense’ reform of Title IX

Earlier today, the College Sports Council issued the following press release: Washington, D.C., August 4, 2008 – Over 25 U.S. Olympians and over 35 NCAA Champions have endorsed a College Sports Council petition calling on the U.S. Congress to enact common sense reform of the federal regulations governing Title IX compliance. As of today, U.S. ... More

Over 500 Americans Sign CSC Petition on Title IX

Thanks to everyone who has signed the College Sports Council petition calling on the U.S. Congress to reform Title IX. As of this afternoon,our petition has collected over 500 signatures and is still going strong. One of the signatories of the petition is Lennie Zalesky, head wrestling coach at UC Davis. Here's what he had to say about the petition: This ... More

Study shows Historically Black Colleges and Universities struggle to meet Title IX’s proportionality test.

Normally I'm not the kind of blogger that just posts press releases, but today's news is a bit of an exception: COLLEGE SPORTS COUNCIL Press Release Contact: Eric McErlain (202) 904-2416 Study shows Historically Black Colleges and Universities struggle to meet Title IX’s proportionality test. CSC Calls on NCAA to support HBCU’s use of ... More

Study Reveals Men’s Athletic Teams Disappearing: CSC Exposes Widespread Damage to Men’s Teams Throughout the Country

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 20, 2007 – A study announced today by the College Sports Council shows that men’s athletic teams are disappearing in dozens of states as a result of onerous Title IX enforcement. Sports that are thriving on the high school level are now entirely missing in many states. Despite an explosion in youth soccer, for instance, ... More

College Sports Council, Pacific Legal Foundation call on U.S. Dept. of Education to clarify Title IX rules for High School Sports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 20, 2007 – Two leading national organizations today called on the U.S. Department of Education to clarify that Title IX’s compliance standard for colleges, known as three part test, does not apply to High School sports teams. The request was made today by the College Sports Council, a national coalition of coaches, parents, ... More

CSC Provides the Platform: Student Athletes Speak Out Against Cuts

Sports Council Update, November 2006 www.collegesportscouncil.org FROM: Jessica Gavora, CSC Director of Communications Dear Friends of the CSC; When James Madison University (JMU) announced on September 29 the elimination of 10 athletic teams in order to comply with Title IX proportionality - the largest single act of Title IX related cuts by ... More