“Black Male Student-Athletes and Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports”
(Duke is ranked in the top ten, and not just for basketball. Nationally, the university ranks 6th in graduating its black male student-athletes, at 73%.) THE BLACK MALE collegiate “student-athlete” has long been examined, criticized, sympathized with, and called a liar. But only recently is he being studied at the academic level: Billy Hawkins’ 2010 book, “BLACK ATHLETES, … Read more
Spotlight: Grace Zhou, Intern Extraordinaire
Grace Zhou, a sophomore at Barnard College, is the education department’s sole intern. She is more than amazing. ——————————— I lived in China for the first six years of my life and many of those memories are now vague in my mind. I do remember, however, that cloudy day when I boarded the plane headed … Read more
