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Department of Athletics
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On Sunday night, Duke President Richard Brodhead sent an e-mail to the Duke community outlining the financial steps the recession has forced the University to take. Earlier in the day, I met with Director of Athletics Kevin White to discuss the changes and some moves the athletic department could make. [...]
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For at least a few days each year, The Sports Blog can’t resist the temptation of cliche (expect a rumination on who’s getting coal sometime in the next month). Why is this day different from all other days? Well, it’s the day before Thanksgiving, and that, as triteness dictates, calls for a list of why [...]
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…And no, I’m not talking about basketball. In a discovery I think might surprise you as much as it did me, the new Sagarin NCAA football ratings are out for this week and they report the Blue Devils have played the second toughest schedule of all college teams in games to date. Maybe I’m late [...]
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For those who haven’t read The Chronicle today, Director of Athletics Kevin White and his wife, Jane, will live in the recently renovated Few Quadrangle on West Campus this spring. White, who has been in Durham since May and will stay on campus through the summer until construction on his new house is completed, was [...]
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Even though Duke hired David Cutcliffe, who is white, last December, the athletic department received an ‘A’ from the Black Coaches and Administrators in the group’s annual hiring report card, which was released Wednesday. Duke was one of nine Division-I schools to be awarded an ‘A’ for its search process. Two received ‘B’s, five received [...]
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There was a good scoop out of Ann Arbor last week when The Michigan Daily reported that “athletes will receive priority over non-ahletes when registering for classes” in the upcoming term. The new policy drew “criticism from other students who struggle to reconcile coursework with busy extracurricular schedules.” Other schools with similar rule exceptions include [...]
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“Unrivaled Ambition,” the athletic department’s first strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees in May, proposed a potential $325 million capital campaign for the athletic department. In 2006, the largest ongoing development campaign in the country was the University of Washington’s $300 million goal, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. And while Duke’s [...]
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Last Tuesday, I sat down with Kevin White, Duke’s first-year athletic director, to discuss how the Department of Athletics was planning to respond to the national economic downturn. White is in a unique position to answer any questions pertaining to the economics of college athletics—he has taught a business school class called “Business of Sport” [...]
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The effects of freefalling markets and a stagnant economy have been felt from Wall St. and Main St. to Chapel Drive and, now, it might have moved to Cameron Indoor Stadium. On Thursday, when the Dow dropped 678 points, the NCAA changed some of its travel policies. Specific schools pay for travel for every game [...]
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