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New Maymester Program Allows Student-Athletes to Develop ‘Democracy Playbook’
Fourteen student-athletes will experience Washington, D.C., next week as part of a new Maymester program hosted by the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC). The one-week program, Democracy Playbook: DC Media and Civics Immersion for Student-Athletes, will…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Athletics Records Highest APR Score in 4 Years
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Athletics continues to demonstrate its commitment to academic excellence, as shown in the latest release of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Academic Progress (APR) data. The University earned a single-year score of 989 (out of 1,000) for the…
2025 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NIL Summit Provides ‘Meaningful Opportunities’ for Student-Athletes
The 2025 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Summit was the first of its kind, but not the last. The inaugural NIL Summit, which was first NIL event organized by students for student-athletes at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, was hosted March…
2025 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NIL Summit: Building Brand-Athlete Partnerships
The 2025 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Name, Image and Likeness Summit is a first-of-its-kind event organized by students for student-athletes. The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NIL Summit will bring ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ student-athletes together with corporate brands for an event consisting of networking, education and NIL development….
How Entrepreneur Jack Wren ’26 Balances Academics, Ice Hockey and Business
The entrepreneurial seeds that Jack Wren ’26 planted as a 5-year-old would eventually grow into a full-fledged career running his own small business producing hats. Even at that young age, Wren possessed a savvy business acumen. He would purchase seed…
LaunchPad Awards Student Start-Up Fund Grant Spring 2025
The Blackstone LaunchPad at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries has awarded one $2,500 Student Start-Up Fund grant, formerly the Innovation Fund, for the Spring 2025 semester. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate students who need help moving…
Student-Athletes Enjoy New Study Away Sports Communications Course
They toured the offices of Fox Sports, SONY Pictures and the NFL Network. They got tips on making presentations from former NFL champions Lou Alexander ’12, Derrell Smith ’10 and Roland Williams ’97. They learned storytelling from sports broadcasters Andrew…
New Study Away Opportunity for Athletes Will Be Offered in Los Angeles This Spring
A new study away opportunity for student-athletes will be offered this year as a Maymester course in Los Angeles. The course, Networking and the Art of the Pitch, was developed by Rachel Dubrofsky, chair of communication and rhetorical studies (CRS)…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Remains Among Nation’s Elite Programs in Graduation Success Rate
The success continues for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ student-athletes in the classroom. For the third year, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Athletics ranks in the top five among Power 5 schools’ Graduation Success Rate (GSR) scores. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s 94% GSR is tied for the fifth highest…
‘We’re About to Go Shock the Country’: Get to Know New Head Football Coach Fran Brown
The Orange seeds that inspired Fran Brown to become the 31st head coach in the proud history of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ football team were planted when Brown watched his first-ever in-person college football game as a ninth grader. Brown and…