The Division I, II and III Student-Athlete Advisory Committees and the Board of Governors Student-Athlete Engagement Committee issued a joint statement regarding the pause in the process of voting on name, image and likeness legislation.

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.

The Division III Management Council made a recommendation to the Division III Presidents Council to withdraw the proposal on name, image and likeness from Friday’s Business Session at the virtual 2021 NCAA Convention.

Louise McCleary, an integral part of Division III with more than two decades of administration experience within the division, will assume the role of NCAA’s interim vice president of Division III governance beginning Feb. 1.

Division III’s Identity Initiative was introduced in 2010 to sharpen the division’s identity and to enable schools and conferences to more effectively explain why they prefer to compete in the division.

Seven former college athletes will receive the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in recognition of their collegiate and professional achievements, as well as their civic contributions.

For the first time, the NCAA Convention will take place virtually in 2021. The event will be held over three weeks in January.

Incoming student-athletes at Emmanuel (Massachusetts) received financial aid at a disproportionate rate in comparison to the general student body

Nine out of 10 student-athletes who started college in 2013 earned degrees, according to the latest Division I Graduation Success Rate data released today by the NCAA. That represents the highest rate ever and an increase of 1 percentage point over the rate for students who entered school in 2012.