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Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Edition

cover040914In this special issue, Diverse names four outstanding scholar-athletes of color, this year’s Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award winners. Diverse also profiles past honorees who have gone on to success in the military, the field of nuclear energy and business and entertainment.

Also in this issue, we take a closer look at a new generation of diverse students who are becoming the face of intercollegiate tennis. A special Convergence feature looks at disabled athletes’ options to compete on the collegiate level.

A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics
American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.
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A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics