Colleges slip in racial diversity

Colleges sports programs made some progress in hiring women the past year but slipped slightly when compared to five professional sports leagues in racial diversity, according to a report released Thursday.The study by Richard Lapchick, head of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, compared college sports to the NBA, NFL, WNBA, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer in racial and gender diversity. College sports received an overall grade of B on the report card, trailing the WNBA (overall A) and the NBA (B+). Colleges received a B+ for their hiring of women, a slight improvement over last year's B grade. Only the WNBA, which had an A, scored higher in that category.

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