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An ambassador on and off the field: Yolanda Odenyo has excelled both academically and athletically and brought a global perspective to the Oklahoma State University women's soccer team
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] She realizes it caused a few chuckles--a foreign student leading a voter registration drive--but...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 05/28/09 by Lois Elfman · More from publication -
A 'second wave of feminism': as women's studies programs mature, they are incorporating issues of race and sexuality
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, many campuses across the United States were relatively quiet while new political ideas were taking shape. The...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 03/05/09 by Lois Elfman · More from publication -
A love of sports and of leading the way: University of North Carolina Wilmington's Kelly Mehrtens is part of a small but growing club of women athletic directors at Division I schools
When self-professed "sportaholic" Kelly Mehrtens was chosen from more than 300 applicants to be the director of athletics at the University of...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 10/02/08 by Lois Elfman · More from publication -
NCAA Committee addresses the issue of pregnancy in student-athletes
In July, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics reviewed concerns about how female student-athletes are being treated if they become pregnant. An...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 08/23/07 by Lois Elfman · More from publication -
Chasing more than just wins: Black women coaches hope to inspire the next generation of athletes
When Rene Portland ended her 27-year tenure as the head coach of the women's basketball team at Pennsylvania State University, the collegiate...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 06/14/07 by Lois Elfman · More from publication -
NCAA and gay rights group take on homophobia in college sports
The National Center for Lesbian Rights recently announced a settlement in the discrimination lawsuit fried by Jennifer Harris, a former...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 04/05/07 by Lois Elfman · More from publication -
Investing DHARMICALLY
Elfman, Lois Hinduism Today 06-30-2005 Hindus are discovering how to help themselves by helping others as they follow Vedic principles to...
Hinduism Today, 06/30/05 by Elfman, Lois · More from publication -
Time of Her Life: LINDSAY TAYLOR
For someone who stands 6'8" tall, Lindsay Taylor didn't get noticed very much until last year's NCAA tournament. "We've always been kind of the...
Women's Basketball, 06/01/04 by Elfman, Lois · More from publication -
BELLES OF THE BALL
Sometimes a success story in AAU girls' basketball involves parental devotion. Sometimes it's purely about the love of the game. Sometimes it's...
Women's Basketball, 06/01/04 by Elfman, Lois · More from publication -
Next Generation 2004 WNBA Preview, The
Fans have been talking about this WNBA season for the past two years - this year, the college class of 2004 comes on board. There have been other...
Women's Basketball, 06/01/04 by Elfman, Lois · More from publication
