Richard Lapchick
Richard Lapchick
Richard E. Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports issues, scholar and author. He is the son of Joe Lapchick, the original Celtic center who became a coach for St. John's and the New York Knicks. Lapchick is married to Ann Pasnak, his second wife, by whom he has one daughter, Emily. By his first wife, Sandy Miller, he has two children and four grandchildren...
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The most encouraging thing is finally it's narrowing.
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They're giving the impression that minorities are not capable of doing these jobs, and that's obviously not true.
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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.
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There's been a general improvement in the leagues over a period of time.
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They are making their own career decisions to choose basketball and football over baseball.
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The key is admitting students who are qualified to be in that school.
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The emphasis on Division I athletics director experience automatically puts minorities at a disadvantage. As a result, it is unclear whether the best possible candidates are being considered for top jobs. And we end up with people making decisions who don't reflect the athletes on the playing field or courts.
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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.
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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.
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It's not good that they don't have any minorities in the final pool because our research shows there are a lot of qualified minorities out there and available for these types of jobs, but it's slightly less bothersome because New Mexico has had such a good record when it comes to minority administrators.