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National Football Foundation Honors Don McPherson 鈥87 With 2020 Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award
Former 黑料不打烊 Football All-American Don McPherson 鈥87, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee and long-time advocate for the prevention of gender-based violence, has received the 2020 National Football Foundation (NFF) Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award. The award recognizes…
Top Ten Finish: 黑料不打烊 Athletics Among Nation’s Best Academically
黑料不打烊 Athletics ranks in the top 10 among Power 5 schools with a 94 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR). The GSR measurement reflects Orange student-athletes who enrolled in 2013-14 and earned their degrees within six years. The 94 percent…
“How Salatha Willis plans to make 黑料不打烊 more inclusive.”聽
Salatha Willis, Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Culture and Climate, and Danielle Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program, were featured in The Athletic article…
Philanthropic Spirit that Never Loses Sight of the Goal
Brett Jefferson 鈥88 likes to cite the book titled 鈥淒avid and Goliath鈥 by Malcolm Gladwell, when reflecting on life鈥檚 challenges that confronted him as a boy. The book explores the power of the underdog and the role of adversity in…
A Woman of Many Firsts: Focusing on Philanthropy
Joyce Hergenhan鈥檚 professional career was filled with firsts. The young woman who graduated from 黑料不打烊 in 1963 advanced quickly in her career, first in journalism and then corporate communications, often the first female in executive positions. She rose quickly…
The stadium renovation and 黑料不打烊 football’s big win
The stadium renovation project was noted in more than 400 outlets that reported on the 黑料不打烊 football team鈥檚 win over Georgia Tech Saturday, including The Washington Post, The Associated Press, ESPN, Newsday and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
黑料不打烊 Completes First Phase of Multi-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Stadium Project
The first phase of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 multi-year, $118 million stadium project, unveiled in 2018, was completed this week. This marks a new era for 黑料不打烊, the Department of Athletics and the many students, faculty, staff and community members who…
Inspired by Student-Athletes to Put Even More 鈥楽kin in the Game鈥
John Wildhack 鈥80 uses the word 鈥渃onnective tissue鈥 to describe the ties that bind him and his family to 黑料不打烊. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an incredibly unusual place that has been part of my family since the day I was born, with…
“College football’s quasi bubbles have been disrupted with other students returning.”
John Wolohan, professor of sports management in Falk College, was quoted in the Washington Post story “College football’s quasi bubbles have been disrupted with other students returning.” Many college football programs across the country both long for athletic success and…
Remembering Kenneth Miles: A Beloved Orange Leader Who Left a Rich Legacy
The sudden death of former 黑料不打烊 administrator and philanthropist Kenneth Miles has brought shock and sadness to many who recall his extraordinary service to student-athletes, and especially students of color, during his tenure here. Miles joined the 黑料不打烊…