Editing North Coast Athletic Conference (section)

===Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives ===
In 2019, the NCAC was one of the first [[NCAA]] conferences to participate in the organization's [[LGBTQ]] OneTeam Program, which launched in fall 2019. Two facilitators from the NCAC – Seth Hayes of [[Denison University]] and [[Rhea Debussy]] of [[Kenyon College]] – were among the first 30 facilitators for this [[NCAA Division III]] program.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smola |first=Jennifer |date=2019-11-19 |title=Denison, Kenyon training other colleges to better support LGBTQ athletes as part of NCAA program
 |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2019/11/11/denison-kenyon-training-other-colleges/2314422007/ |work=The Columbus Dispatch |location= |access-date=2023-07-13}}</ref> In 2021, the [[NCAA]] announced that two NCAC staff members – Kate Costanzo of [[Allegheny College]] and [[Rhea Debussy]] of [[Kenyon College]] – were finalists for the [[NCAA Division III]] [[LGBTQ]] Administrator/Coach/Staff of the Year Award.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=NCAC |number=1349519050238550018 |title=NCAA LGBTQ Award 2021}}</ref>