The most encouraging thing is finally it's narrowing. This is something I've been writing about for so long, and it's been the most discouraging thing about athletics and academics -- that gap has been persistently wide, and has in some cases gotten wider. - Richard Lapchick Quotes
The most encouraging thing is finally it's narrowing. This is something I've been writing about for so long, and it's been the most discouraging thing about athletics and academics -- that gap has been persistently wide, and has in some cases gotten wider. Richard Lapchick
 

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And I could see the relief on my own 16-year-old daughter's face. She's a softball player, and she will not have to conform to the stereotypical view of what a female should be, of the unattainable body type that has been promoted for decades. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

And I could see the relief on my own 16-year-old daughter's face. She's a softball player, and she will not have to conform to the stereotypical view of what a female should be, of the unattainable body type that has been promoted for decades.

Richard Lapchick

 
It provides a more accurate picture of the success student-athletes have in the classroom. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

It provides a more accurate picture of the success student-athletes have in the classroom.

Richard Lapchick

 
Had I guessed, I probably would have guessed the West would have the largest percentage based on the image, at least, of free-thinking universities. That's a pretty astonishing figure. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

Had I guessed, I probably would have guessed the West would have the largest percentage based on the image, at least, of free-thinking universities. That's a pretty astonishing figure.

Richard Lapchick

 
There's been a general improvement in the leagues over a period of time. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

There's been a general improvement in the leagues over a period of time.

Richard Lapchick

 Improvement
First of all, the policy is not racist. The intention is to make the league image more corporate rather than hip-hop, which has been the going trend for years, ... It's a natural outcome of what happened last year with the brawl. As for the NBA, it's probably the most progressive league with regard to its diversity practices. There may be some resistance to this policy, but (the NBA) needs to just stick to its guns. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

First of all, the policy is not racist. The intention is to make the league image more corporate rather than hip-hop, which has been the going trend for years, ... It's a natural outcome of what happened last year with the brawl. As for the NBA, it's probably the most progressive league with regard to its diversity practices. There may be some resistance to this policy, but (the NBA) needs to just stick to its guns.

Richard Lapchick

 Intention
There's been a general improvement in the leagues over a period of time. I think the glaring gaps are at the college level at what are considered to be the top positions. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

There's been a general improvement in the leagues over a period of time. I think the glaring gaps are at the college level at what are considered to be the top positions.

Richard Lapchick

 Improvement
The key is admitting students who are qualified to be in that school. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

The key is admitting students who are qualified to be in that school.

Richard Lapchick

 School
I am rarely surprised on issues of race and gender that the movement is so slow to get more people of color and women in those top positions. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

I am rarely surprised on issues of race and gender that the movement is so slow to get more people of color and women in those top positions.

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 People
The goal is to open the process to get the best people in the room and hire the best people. We feel like once that process is opened up, more African-Americans are going to be hired as presidents, more are going to be hired as athletic directors. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

The goal is to open the process to get the best people in the room and hire the best people. We feel like once that process is opened up, more African-Americans are going to be hired as presidents, more are going to be hired as athletic directors.

Richard Lapchick

 People
I would make the analogy that if my son or daughter had legal problems, I would try to get the best representation possible, and that's the way universities view these firms. - Richard Lapchick Quotes

I would make the analogy that if my son or daughter had legal problems, I would try to get the best representation possible, and that's the way universities view these firms.

Richard Lapchick

 Problems
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