In conjunction with the 45th anniversary of Title IX, the NCAA office of inclusion has released a new report on the status of female student-athletes, coaches and administrators in the NCAA.

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Rules Committee on Thursday rescinded an impending rule change regarding verifiable performances.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a proposal allowing NCAA men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams to follow the International Swimming Federation technical rules. The rule is effective for the 2017-18 academic year.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving to a 4-foot restricted-area arc in the lane for the 2017-18 women’s basketball season. Previously, the restricted-area arc was located 3 feet in front of the basket.

Twenty-five senior-level athletics administrators, who have committed to becoming directors of athletics, have been selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Pathway Program, the NCAA leadership development team announced.

An NCAA committee has selected two college athletes as recipients of the 2017 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. George Bugarinovic, who has a bachelor’s degree in public health and natural sciences from Johns Hopkins, played basketball, and Nandini Mehta, who graduated from Northwestern with a bachelor’s degree in economics and international studies, was a soccer player.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association and LEAD1 Association have agreed to conduct a joint study of university and college insurance practices and how they support student-athletes.

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee discussed overarching issues regarding the future of the game during its annual meeting this week in Indianapolis.

The NCAA Division III Infractions Appeals Committee upheld findings that a former Baruch assistant vice president provided impermissible financial aid for a student-athlete.