Dr. Vivek Murthy has stepped down as one of five independent members of the NCAA Board of Governors. Murthy was nominated by President Joe Biden to become the next U.S. surgeon general, a position he held from 2014 to 2017.
The NCAA seeks nominations for an independent member to join its Board of Governors. The Association is calling for suggestions from its community on an exceptional individual who will expand diverse perspectives and experiences on the NCAA’s top governing body.
The Association’s top governing body, meeting virtually Wednesday as part of the 2021 NCAA Convention, reaffirmed its commitment to providing name, image and likeness opportunities to all college athletes at the first viable opportunity.
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Robert Gates has been appointed to serve as one of five independent members on the NCAA Board of Governors.
The NCAA Board of Governors has directed schools and conferences to meet specific requirements if they are to conduct NCAA fall sports during the preseason, regular season and postseason. Further, each division is directed to determine its...
“Today the Board of Governors and I agreed that we must continue to thoughtfully and aggressively monitor health conditions around the country and the implementation of the COVID-19 guidelines we issued last week. The health and well-being...
The NCAA Board of Governors has expanded the Association’s Confederate flag policy to prevent any NCAA championship events from being played in states where the symbol has a prominent presence. The policy previously barred the awarding of...
The Association’s top governing body has reappointed Mary Sue Coleman, president of the Association of American Universities, to an additional term of service.
At its meeting this week, the Board of Governors supported rule changes to allow student-athletes to receive compensation for third-party endorsements both related to and separate from athletics.
In response to the cancellation of all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships, the Board of Governors voted unanimously to distribute $225 million in June to Division I members to specifically focus on supporting college athletes.
The NCAA is seeking nominations for an independent member of the NCAA Board of Governors. Current member Mary Sue Coleman, president of the Association of American Universities, completes her one-year transitional term this fall.
In the Association’s continuing efforts to support college athletes, the NCAA’s top governing board voted unanimously to permit students participating in athletics the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.
The NCAA Board of Governors has reaffirmed its support of current NCAA rules prohibiting student-athletes and university administrators from wagering on sports or providing information to others who are associated with sports wagering. It also determined that player availability reporting is not a viable option at this time.
In January 2016, the NCAA Board of Governors adopted a resolution to promote diversity and inclusion in athletics. In response to research findings on the barriers faced by ethnic minorities in the industry, the Association began a push to enhance the pipeline for racial diversity in coaching and athletics administration.
For the first time, leaders from outside higher education will join college and university presidents on the board that sets the direction for the future of college sports. Representatives from schools and conferences in all three NCAA divisions came together Thursday for a historic vote aimed at increasing objectivity and adding fresh perspectives to the NCAA Board of Governors, the Association’s highest-ranking governance body.
The NCAA Board of Governors voted Wednesday to endorse a pilot coaches’ credentialing program. The Association will collaborate with the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association to enhance coaches’ education and professional development on a variety of topics. The basketball pilot will inform potential efforts to extend the credentialing program to other sports.
Reflecting the NCAA’s continued commitment to student-athlete well-being and protecting the integrity of competition, the Association’s top governing board voted this week to establish a membership committee to address the expansion of legalized sports wagering.
To ensure integrity in sport, the NCAA supports a federal model addressing legalized gambling and has suspended its championship host policy related to sports wagering.
During its January meetings, the NCAA Board of Governors and the Division I Board of Directors discussed the ongoing work of the Commission on College Basketball — an independent commission chaired by Condoleezza Rice. Both boards affirm...
The NCAA Board of Governors committed this week to moving quickly with significant financial resources and timely action to implement the forthcoming recommendations from the Commission on College Basketball, an independent group chaired by Condoleezza Rice.
The NCAA’s top governing board unanimously approved $12.5 million in additional funding for the most comprehensive clinical study of concussion and head impact exposure ever conducted.
