Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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NASCAR Driver Seeking 'Chance for Redemption' With UCF's Lapchick

A NASCAR driver who uttered an “intolerable and insensitive remark” during an interview last weekend will work with UCF’s Richard Lapchick, a nationally recognized champion of diversity, during his indefinite suspension. Orlando Sentinel columnist George Diaz profiled NASCAR’s long relationship with Lapchick in Monday’s edition. Lapchick leads UCF’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, [...]

UCF Football Among Best Bowl Teams in Classroom

The University of Central Florida football team’s success in the classroom ranks among the best out of the 70 programs competing in bowl games this season. UCF tied for eighth in graduating African-American football student-athletes (78 percent) and tied for 11th in graduating all football student-athletes (81 percent), according to a report released Monday by [...]
NBA Tops For Racial Diversity

Following a year of breakthroughs for minorities, the National Basketball Association has earned the highest grade for racial hiring practices ever for a men’s professional sport. The University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport awarded the NBA an A+ for racial hiring practices, an A- for gender hiring practice and an [...]
Basketball Hall of Fame Honors Lapchick

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday named UCF’s Richard Lapchick as one of three recipients of the 2012 Mannie Jackson – Basketball’s Human Spirit Award. Lapchick, who is the director of UCF’s DeVos Sport Business Management program and founder of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, was chosen to receive this year’s [...]

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22 Where to Look and How To be Found
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22 Anxiety 101: A Workshop Series
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22 Nursing Information Session, B.S.N. degree (UCF Daytona Beach)
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22 NSF CAREER Workshop Series
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22 Smart Answers to Tough Questions

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Muhammad Ali: Ultimate Role Model

UCF's Richard Lapchick: "I told Muhammad that he is one of two people in my lifetime who have been able to bring people together no matter what the color of their skin, the faith they follow, their age, education or income. The other is Nelson Mandela."
Racial Gap Persists in Football Bowl Teams' Graduation Rates

College football bowl teams continue to graduate African-American players at a much lower rate than white players. A report released Monday by Richard Lapchick, director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, shows that the gap between the graduation rates for African-American and white players remains 20 percentage points. [...]
New York Times Features UCF's Richard Lapchick

The New York Times featured UCF’s Richard Lapchick on the front page of its sports section today. Lapchick is the director for the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. Here’s an excerpt from the story: In Richard Lapchick’s long battle against racial bias in sports, numbers have been his oral weapon of choice, reliable [...]