G.E. Branch IIISportsAshe Sports Scholars HonoredLeland Melvin, who knows a thing or two about travel, told a group of young student athletes Tuesday that “life is not about the destination, but about the journey.”April 11, 2017SportsGlobetrotter Seeks to Bring World TogetherMannie Jackson, former owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, is the driving force behind a new educational center in his Illinois hometown.March 12, 2015SportsStudent Athletes Receive Life Lessons at Arthur Ashe CelebrationAt the 2014 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Symposium and Awards Luncheon, student athletes received invaluable life lessons from panelists ranging from former athletes to entrepreneurs.April 10, 2014African-AmericanFAMU Names Elmira Mangum PresidentMagnum becomes the first female permanent president in the school’s 126-year history and the first non-alumnus to hold the position in 46 years.January 9, 2014LatinxHACU Conference Addresses Federal, Education Issues for HispanicsHispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ annual national conference addressed the underrepresentation of Hispanics in STEM, immigration reform and revision of the rating of colleges and universities.October 27, 2013HBCUsFulbright Alumni Convene to Address Worldwide Social IssuesThe Fulbright Association—the alumni organization of one of the most renowned international academic exchange programs—held its 36th annual conference over the weekend and the gathering had more of a feel of a family reunion—albeit one with more of a critical and focused goal.October 6, 2013SportsNBA Executive Says NCAA Needs Virtuous LeadersDallas Mavericks President and CEO Terdema Ussery says that why you want to be a leader is a more important question than how you get in position.May 1, 2013StudentsUrban Male Initiative: Seeing Students Where They Are To Get Them To Where They Need To BeThe Urban Male Initiative program at Community College of Denver wasn’t around to answer the Black, Brown and College Bound Conference’s first call to action seven years ago to rescue Black and Latino males from consistently ranking at the bottom of all indicators of educational attainment.February 24, 2013African-AmericanCruz Says ‘Land of Opportunity’ Facing CrisisEducator kicks off Black, Brown and College Bound conference with a call to action on behalf of Black and Latino males.February 21, 2013SportsNFL’s Griffin, Wilson Following Ashe’s LeadIn 1989, trailblazing tennis player and activist Arthur Ashe said that he knew there were Black athletes “perfectly capable of simultaneously excelling on the athletic and academic fields.”January 2, 2013Page 1 of 1
