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“The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced today that Millsaps College will return to the conference beginning with the 2027-28 academic year after the SCAC Presidents Council approved the college’s formal application for membership.

When Millsaps returns in 2027, the Jackson, Mississippi-based institution will rejoin the conference it first called home in 1989 after competing as an NCAA Division III independent since 1973. At the time, the league was known as the College Athletic Conference, and the Majors became one of its longest-tenured members before departing with six fellow institutions in 2012.

"Joining the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference is a natural fit for Millsaps and an important step in advancing our institutional priorities,” said Millsaps College President Frank Neville.”

» What They’re Saying. “We are thrilled to welcome Millsaps back to its original Division III conference home,” said Commissioner Dwayne Hanberry. “Millsaps has a proud history within the SCAC, and I have no doubt the institution will once again be an outstanding fit.”

» Worth Noting. “With the addition of Millsaps, the SCAC will consist of 11 full members beginning in 2027-28. Millsaps becomes the third institution to enjoy a second tenure in the conference, joining Hendrix College and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Hendrix returned in 2025 after competing in the SCAC from 1992-2012. Rose-Hulman competed from 1974-89 before returning in 1998 and remaining through 2005-06.”

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“The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) has named Mark Becker as its next Commissioner. Becker joins the UMAC from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) in Los Angeles, where he spent four years as Associate Commissioner after progressing from Director of Sports Information to Senior Compliance Officer and Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations and External Affairs at SCIAC member institution Caltech.

Becker served as Chair of the NCAA DIII Financial Aid Committee for the past two years and recently concluded a term as Chair of the DIII Assistant Commissioners group. He has also spent time on the NADIIIAA Communications Committee, the DIIIACG Strategic Communications committee and the NCAA leadership program selection committee. He has previously served on the DIII/USA Water Polo inaugural championship committee, the West Region Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) representative for men's tennis and men's soccer, and College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Core and Publications committees.”

» Quotable. “The UMAC is a fantastic collection of institutions with a bold vision and sincere commitment to the best of what Division III athletics can offer,” said Becker. “This is a pivotal time across higher education and I could not be more excited to navigate it with the UMAC.”

“NCAA President Charlie Baker does not believe the organization will need to change its rules on transgender athletes in light of a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week that allowed states to ban their participation in school sports.

Just over two weeks after returning to office last year, President Trump signed an executive order seeking to ban transgender women and girls from women's sports, taking on a contentious issue spotlighted by his 2024 campaign.

The following day, the NCAA's board voted to align its policy with the president's order, deciding women's teams would not be open to athletes who were recorded as male at birth or taking testosterone therapy. There are no restrictions for participation on men's teams.”

» Quotable. "I had said to folks, Democrats and Republicans in Washington, after I got this job, that we needed some sort of clarity around what the national standard for this would be, and we adopted and comply with the standard that was put forth by the Trump administration," Baker told CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe. "I think what happens at the state level is a different question."

» Of Note. Very few collegiate athletes are openly transgender — Baker testified to Congress in late 2024 that he was aware of fewer than 10. But the issue has drawn intense scrutiny in recent years, driven in part by some high-profile transgender athletes. Supporters of bans argue they ensure fair competition, while opponents argue they could unnecessarily exclude people.”

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