#10: Haverford is the subject of a U.S. Department of Education Title VI investigation into reports of antisemitism on campus. (link)
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#9: Millsaps rolls out upgrades as the Hangar Dome. (link) |
#8: Wesleyan (CT) names retired Florida (DI) Women’s Tennis HC Rolan Thornqvist as its new Men’s Tennis HC. (link) |
#7: Spalding rolls out a new logo, while the Golden Eagles will leave the “SU” logo unchanged. AD Brian Clinard: “This new logo gives us a strong and distinctive symbol that celebrates who we are today while carrying us into the future. Our student-athletes work incredibly hard to represent Spalding with pride, and now they'll compete under a brand that matches that passion and commitment.” 5 Degrees Branding assisted with the process. (link)
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#6: Check out John Carroll’s new Men’s and Women’s Soccer locker rooms. (link, link)
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#5: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares finds Roanoke violated the state’s human rights act and Title IX by retaliating and discriminating against Women’s Swimming student-athletes after a male swimmer had undergone hormone therapy and begun competing with the women’s team. The Office of Civil Rights found that female student-athletes’ concerns were ignored until individuals publicly spoke out about their concerns, at which point they were retaliated against by having study-abroad applications denied. (link)
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#4: MIT will hire Gettysburg Men’s Basketball HC B.J. Dunne for the same role leading the Engineers, per HoopDirt’s Adam Nelson. (link)
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#3: DePauw AD Stevie Baker-Watson sits down with College.town’s Anthony Grassi at the 2025 NACDA Convention to discuss the future of DIII amidst the changes across college athletics, as she believes: “If nothing else, we’re going to get people thinking about how we deliver our athletics experience differently.” With the House settlement roster caps, Baker-Watson believes small college athletic departments have to be nimble and understand that while certain DI opportunities may disappear, that does not mean they will play in Division II or III. Further: “We've also got to be really careful that again, more is not better. It does not do us any good to have 75 people on a baseball roster. It does not do us any good to have 40 people on a softball roster. There are some programs that are going to be affected by these roster caps, so there are probably going to be just some kids in general that aren't going to have the opportunity to play college athletics within the NCAA because it's going to push down because you're going to start to see who is really looking at the experience and who is looking at the net tuition revenue that's coming in. The folks who are looking at the tuition revenue that comes with sports are going to have 75 kids on a baseball team or 40 on a softball team. Those that care about the experience are probably going to have a softball team that might be 25 to 30 and a baseball team that'll be maybe 35 to 45, depending on how many pitchers that you need. So for us, we can't think that it doesn't affect us, nor can we be on our heels in all of this. But I think we need to pay attention to see what's happening in the moment with those kids that we're recruiting. I think that's what's going to tell us what the next big step is going to be.” On a potential split in DIII, Baker-Watson states: “I don't think we would split into a Division Four, but I do think that there's a pocket of presidents and a reasonable number, a significant number of presidents, that are going to say we want to do things differently. So this may be that moment where that group of 80 to 100 to 120 schools actually branches off into something else that is more of their liking and more aligned with how they think as a group compared to the rest of the division.” Lots more on BOSCA. (link)
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#2: Check out Roanoke’s new Athletic Performance Center. (link) |
#1: CNE Commissioner Patrick Colbert will depart after two years to become the Deputy Commissioner/COO for the Patriot League (DI). Suffolk President/CNE Board of Directors Chair Marisa Kelly: “Patrick has done an outstanding job of leading the CNE during his tenure as our commissioner. He has helped to position us for ongoing success as a conference, always putting the student-athlete experience at the center of our approach. We wish him the best of luck in his new role.” (link)
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