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Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Edition

cover040914In this special issue, Diverse names four outstanding scholar-athletes of color, this year’s Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award winners. Diverse also profiles past honorees who have gone on to success in the military, the field of nuclear energy and business and entertainment.

April 10, 2014

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Richard Sherman, Stanford Communications Major and Super Bowl Lout

You can study communications. But it doesn’t mean you’ve mastered it.

January 26, 2014

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Should College Student Athletes Be Paid in Excess of a Scholarship?

Though the debate persists over whether college football players should receive some sort of compensation package, it is still a privilege to be able to have an athletic scholarship to attend college.

October 9, 2013

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College Football Obsession: Sending the Wrong Academic Message?

This glorification of a sport, particularly in the case of college athletes, puts priorities in the wrong spot.

September 19, 2013

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Football Effect? Texas A&M Raises Record $740M

Johnny Football isn’t just helping Texas A&M University on the football field.

September 16, 2013

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On Slate, the Washington Football Team and ‘N’ Wording the ‘R’ Word

Slate strips Washington, D.C.’s resident football team of its controversial name.

August 11, 2013

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Alabama, Louisville Passing Test in Classroom

Alabama and Louisville are performing almost as well in the classroom as they do on the playing field.

June 5, 2013

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Clemson Students Find Bacteria Risk in Beer Pong

The most dangerous part of playing beer pong might not be drinking too much beer.

April 15, 2013

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Special Report: Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2013

Diverse honors the memory of Arthur Ashe Jr. by recognizing the achievements of student-athletes who are charge ahead with academics and athletics.

April 11, 2013

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FAMU Head Coach Joe Taylor Steps Down Immediately

Florida A&M coach Joe Taylor announced Thursday he’s stepping down immediately.

November 13, 2012

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FAMU Holds First Home Game Without Famed Band

Saturday marked the first FAMU football game in decades without a halftime show of elaborate dances, booming percussion and thundering brass.

September 16, 2012

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Football Classics Bring the HBCU Experience — and Their Marching Bands — to Big-time Arenas

There’s more to HBCU football classics than just the action on the field. They are weekend-long events, much like a school’s homecoming, only on a grander scale.

September 4, 2012