Headline News

Gun Laws, Campus Policies Perplex College Sports Programs

At Alabama, one of the team’s best players allegedly delivered a gun that was used in a fatal shooting. At New Mexico State, a player avoided charges for shooting and killing a student in what he said was self-defense, even though he was carrying a gun in violation of school rules. At Michigan State, sports were suspended after gun violence on campus left three students dead. At LSU, the team’s leading wide receiver was arrested, but not charged, for carrying a gun through the French Quarter in New Orleans. The headlines over the past few months illustrate the challenge for athletic departments in determining how gun laws in their states and regulations at their schools should be applied to their programs and communicated to their players. 
Read Full Article

More news from NAICU

  • What Are College Presidents Saying About Trump? Not Much.
  • Court Decision Allows DOGE to Continue Accessing Student Data
  • After Sweeping Anti-DEI Guidance, What Should Colleges Do?
  • Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration
  • Round-up: Education Dept. Letter Declares All Race-Conscious Programing and Financial Aid Illegal
  • The Revamped Carnegie Classifications Are Out. See Which Colleges Entered the New ‘Research’ Category.
  • Back to Article Overview