NCAA Division III Commissioners Portia Hoeg and Patrick Summers: Leading Important Discussions About Race in College Athletics Administration
For NCAA Division III commissioners Portia Hoeg and Patrick Summers, being the only people of color in their positions has been starkly divergent. “Throughout my time on campuses and in the commissioner’s chair, I have been the only black woman. It is important to pursue issues of diversity and inclusion,Continue Reading
MacKenzie River Foy: Imagining a Better World
After being laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March, Georgetown University graduate and multitalented MacKenzie River Foy combined her skills and interests to create Village X (pronounced Village 10), a community centered around good food and fiction. Each month she produces a magazine that she described as anContinue Reading
Layes Hussain: Artist Shares His Gift and Positive Outlook
Self-taught artist Layes Hussain began painting as a hobby, turning it into his sustaining and fulfilling career. An avid reader who always drew and doodled as a kid, he came across the work of both authors and artists. “When I saw the works of the artists, I thought, ‘I thinkContinue Reading
Pablo Gallegos: Photographing His Worldly Journey
When Pablo Gallegos left his home country of Mexico to study aerospace engineering at University of Southampton in England, he brought his love of photography with him. “My father was still shooting film until I was 16,” he remarked. “He was always passionate about photography, taking multiple films on aContinue Reading
Emory Track Student-Athlete Zion Kidd: A Tale of Two Summers
Last summer, Zion Kidd toured Israel and Palestine with fellow Emory University students. The following month, he attended the inaugural Accenture Student-Athlete Leadership Conference hosted in Atlanta, which eventually led to an internship with Accenture this summer. Fast forward to this summer. “I look at my Snapchat memories form lastContinue Reading
Christy Thomaskutty: Cancer Survivor, Successful Coach Finds New Passion as ESPN Commentator
ESPN analyst Christy Thomaskutty provided color commentary for the American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship final on Monday, March 20, 2020, not knowing it would be the last game she would call in the 2019-20 season. “I was at the Hartford (Connecticut) airport preparing to call the semifinals and finalsContinue Reading






