Showing posts with label NCAA Division III Athletics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NCAA Division III Athletics. Show all posts

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Spelman College Founder's Day Convocation


Videographer: yojartistry; 2009 Performance for Spelman's Annual Founder's Day Convocation.

Videographer: SpelmanCollege; Activist, philosopher, scholar, and sociopolitical critic Cornel West, Ph. D., was keynote speaker for Spelman College's 2009 commencement. Considered a drum major for justice and a tireless, fearless change agent in America's discourse on race, justice and democracy, Dr. West charged the Class of 2009 to challenge the status quo and fulfill their commitment to charge the world.

Videographer: HBCU247; Spelman College

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Friday, February 22, 2008

Fisk eliminates varsity sports as part of cost-cutting measures

The players on Fisk's men's basketball team knew they had only one game left to play this season. On Thursday they learned Sunday's game at Spalding University would be the last for the Bulldogs. The school announced Thursday it will transition from NCAA sanctioned athletic teams to an intramural and club sports system as part of an effort to cut costs.

Fisk's athletics program costs the school approximately $300,000 per year to operate and brought in only about $10,000 each year in revenue, according to Ken West, vice president of communications and public relations. Fisk competes on the NCAA Division III level, which means it does not provide athletic scholarships.

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This article is posted for my sister who is a Fisk University alumna...send more money!!