Richard Lapchick People Quotations

I am rarely surprised on issues of race and gender that the movement is so slow to get more people of color and women in those top positions.

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.

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.

The study shows that the vast majority of the most powerful people in college sports are still white.