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Sports

Special Focus: Black History Month

In this second Black History Month-focused edition, Diverse features New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s rise and desire to become the next “education senator.” The issue also covers the celebration of several Black Greek organizations’ centennials this year, as well as criticism over their relevance and adherence to founding principles.

February 27, 2014

Sports

Hearings on College Football Union End

Hearings on Northwestern football players’ bid to form the nation’s first college athletic union have concluded with three former players testifying for the university.

February 25, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Board Reconfirms Decision to Oust Chancellor Llorens

The immediate matter is settled but the controversy is far from over. The special session had been called after students, alumni and other supporters voiced disapproval of the board’s original decision not to give James Llorens a one-year extension.

February 24, 2014

Students

Economist: Pay Biggest Difference between NFL, College Football

The National Labor Relations Board is considering whether Northwestern football players have the right to unionize.

February 19, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Special Focus: Black History Month

In this Black History Month-focused edition, Diverse takes a look at MIT professor Craig Steven Wilder’s new book, Ebony and Ivy, exploring the long history of slavery and Ivy League institutions.

February 17, 2014

Sports

White House Praises Gay Football Player for Coming Out

WASHINGTON ― The White House is applauding a college football player’s decision to announce he is gay, with President Barack Obama’s spokesman, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden all portraying him as courageous and inspirational.

February 11, 2014

Sports

Wendy Walters Ascends the NCAA Career Ladder

Growing up in Rochester, N.Y., in the 1980s, Wendy Walters was drawn to athletics and didn’t let unequal opportunities for girls hold her back.

February 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

The Next Generation

February is a good time to look ahead, especially to the next generation of Black leadership.

February 6, 2014

Sports

Super Bowl Halftime Show Picture of Diversity

Bruno Mars, with a Puerto Rican-Hungarian and Filipino background, shows entertainment’s growing diversity as well as his status as a world-class entertainer.

February 3, 2014

Sports

Russell Wilson Reps Higher Education Well

It is impossible not to be impressed by the maturity, poise, confidence and leadership consistently demonstrated by the 25-year-old.

February 2, 2014

Students

Why College Football Should Be Banned

For-profit college athletics are married to institutions ostensibly built for higher learning and operating under protection of non-profit umbrellas. It is a time for a divorce.

February 2, 2014

Students

College Athletes Form Union Against NCAA ‘Dictatorship’

Northwestern University’s quarterback and the United Steelworkers announced plans Tuesday to form the first labor union for college athletes—the latest salvo in the bruising fight over whether amateur players should be paid.

January 28, 2014