When Natalia Petrzela isn’t teaching or writing, she’s podcasting or getting into Hollywood scrapes. It’s all part of what it means to be a scholar in 2023.
Category: Colleges and Universities
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She’s the Very Model of a Modern Academic
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J.R. Smith Was Lost After the N.B.A. Golf Became His Guide.
The New York Times – Sports:Smith was bored and confused when his basketball career abruptly ended in 2020. His search for self took him to a golf team at an H.B.C.U.
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He Was Billed as the Next LeBron. But Will Emoni Bates Make It at All?
The New York Times – Sports:Bates was on a magazine cover at 15. He was playing Division I college basketball at 17. Now he’s 19, his college career may be over, and N.B.A. success is anything but guaranteed.
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C.S. Lewis’s Oxford: Where the Lion and the Witch Met the Hobbit
The New York Times – Travel:Discovering the Oxford where C.S. Lewis, the writer of over 30 books, including the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, found faith, inspiration and a life-changing friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien.
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A Title IX Legacy Beyond the United States: More Olympians For Canada and Europe
The New York Times – Sports:A federal law opened doors for millions of American women. It also made the United States an incubator for women’s national teams worldwide.
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This Stanford Freshman Wants His Play to Represent India
The New York Times – Sports:Ryan Agarwal, a Cardinal shooting guard who was born in Texas, is hoping to increase Indian representation in the N.C.A.A. and beyond.
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Pensacola Christian College Cancels Concert Over Gay Singer, Drawing Backlash
The New York Times – Music:Pensacola Christian College called off an appearance by the King’s Singers, citing the “lifestyle” of a member.
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Two Women’s Basketball Coaches, Cheryl Reeve and Janice Washington, on Mentorship and Adjusting Expectations
The New York Times – Sports:Cheryl Reeve, a three-time W.N.B.A. Coach of the Year, and Janice Washington, the new head coach at Lincoln University, discuss “the persistence of women in leadership who have pulled us forward.”
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Student. Athlete. Mogul?
The New York Times – Sports:Now that college players are allowed to cut sponsorship deals, some of them are raking in the money — but at what cost to the rest?
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At Rennie Harris’s Hip-Hop University, Teaching the Teachers
The New York Times – Music:Rennie Harris University aims to give educators a working knowledge not only of hip-hop dance technique, but also of its origins and culture.