In The News: College of Education

CBS News

Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank recalls sleeping in the visiting locker room at Notre Dame Stadium back in 1997, invited to the game by Georgia Tech staff and forced to bunker down because he didn’t have a hotel room.

Portland Business Journal

Nike is moving to corner the university athletic logo business. A Business Journal investigation this week found the Washington County footwear and apparel giant now requires that top athletic programs use Nike designers for athletic logos. Nike is the dominant supplier of top athletic programs, supplying 10 of the Pac-12 universities alone. Its market share is just as dominant in other conferences.

Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal

Some who study sport also study the study of sport. It’s called pedagogy — the study of education — and the professors who teach in and administrate sports management programs have been exploring it for nearly as long as their field has been an acknowledged academic path.

Las Vegas Sun

While most Clark County School District teachers and students began summer vacation last week, a select group of 60 elementary teachers are extending their classroom work in a five-day program this week at UNLV.