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Sports News Puts Focus On Society's Problems, Richard Lapchick
Sports News Puts Focus On Society's Problems, Richard Lapchick
UCF Forum
Recent sports news has been filled with terrible stories about racism, gender violence, child abuse, and concussion-related brain damage for one in three former NFL players.
The Failure Of College Sport As An Equal Opportunity Employer, Richard Lapchick
The Failure Of College Sport As An Equal Opportunity Employer, Richard Lapchick
UCF Forum
As someone who has worked for institutions of higher education for more than four decades, it is especially embarrassing for me that colleges have the worst record in sports for hiring women and people of color.
America Needs To Reclaim Status As 'Land Of Opportunity', Erin O'Flaherty
America Needs To Reclaim Status As 'Land Of Opportunity', Erin O'Flaherty
UCF Forum
If America really is the “land of opportunity,” then it is only fair that everyone truly should have equality while on life’s endeavors. Sadly, however, when I reflect on the evolution of our great country, I don’t believe we are the land of promise we once were. With the world so full of discrimination, the term “land of opportunity” often gives people false hope.