Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Report: Leadership of Football Bowl Subdivision Programs Showing Slow Progress on Diversity

Report: Leadership of Football Bowl Subdivision Programs Showing Slow Progress on Diversity: On one front, there has been incredibly positive change. At the beginning of the 2011 college football season, 19 head coaches of color, including 17 African-Americans, led teams at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools. This includes six new hires for this season.

Not long ago, there were only six coaches of color and very real threats of Title VII lawsuits by the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA), which issues an annual hiring report card.

A report released Tuesday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) titled “Mild Progress Continues: Assessing Diversity Among Campus and Conference Leaders for Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Schools in the 2011-12 Academic Year” addresses the fact that other positions, such as athletic director and conference commissioner, reflect little if any progress.