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NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights

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NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights

WASHINGTON — The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation’s oldest civil rights group says are restricting Black voting rights. Launched on Tuesday, the “Out of Bounds” campaign urges prospective Black athletes, their families, alumni and fans to “withhold … Read more

Fast-track ‘alumni’ boom: how short courses at Harvard and Stanford became big business

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Fast-track ‘alumni’ boom: how short courses at Harvard and Stanford became big business

Achieving alumni status at an institution like the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School or Stanford used to mean years spent on campus and an outlay of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, some students can add top-tier schools to their resume after several weeks, and far less money. They’re attending a growing number of executive … Read more