Congress Asks NCAA for Progress on Diversity Pledge

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Multiple U.S. representatives signed a letter to NCAA president Mark Emmert requesting a progress report on a 2016 pledge by NCAA member schools to increase hiring diversity.

Oregon congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici wrote the letter to Emmert in late October, asking for an update on the NCAA’s diversity pledge. Emmert responded with a letter of his own, which was acquired by SB Nation, essentially saying that the NCAA doesn’t have the authority to force diversity in hiring on its member schools.   

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