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BTN LiveBIG: Mandela Washington Fellows experience Big Ten hospitality
BTN LiveBIG: Mandela Washington Fellows experience Big Ten hospitality
Rebel. Prisoner. Leader. Nelson Mandela was all of these things and more. He led the fight against the injustice of the South African apartheid state and was jailed for nearly three decades because of it. Then, shortly after he was freed, he became the father of the ?new? South Africa when he was democratically elected […]
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Penn State
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Penn State
[btn-post-package]?We are ? Penn State!? This simple chant is one of the most recognizable in all of college athletics. But it resonates far beyond sports. It?s a phrase that expresses the pride, resilience and achievement found in Happy Valley. Those qualities are regularly on display at Penn State, whether it?s during the frenzied, #FTK fun […]
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Rutgers
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Rutgers
[btn-post-package]Few public universities in the United States have the historic pedigree of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The institution, which traces its lineage back to its original charter in 1766, is celebrating its 250th ?birthday? this year, making it slightly older than the U.S. itself. Still, it?s looking good for its age. The […]
BTN LiveBIG: Peace Corps gets a B1G hand
BTN LiveBIG: Peace Corps gets a B1G hand
[btn-post-package]The Big Ten Conference made quite a mark on the Peace Corps last year, as evidenced by the organization?s tally of volunteers by alma mater in 2015. Eight of the top 25 large universities (those with more than 15,000 undergraduates) were from the B1G, and the conference accounted for half of the top 10. Moreover, […]
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Ohio State
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Ohio State
Bold. Brilliant. Benevolent. Or, in a word, Buckeyes. [btn-post-package]Across the country, people often think ?sports powerhouse? when they think of The Ohio State University. And make no mistake: The school?s earned that reputation by winning the first-ever playoff for the college football national championship last year and turning in several outstanding performances on the gridiron […]
BTN LiveBIG: Michigan alumna begins exciting new chapter of life
BTN LiveBIG: Michigan alumna begins exciting new chapter of life
When Roberta Rubin came to the University of Michigan, she had every intention of studying to become a physical therapist. But her experiences in Ann Arbor set her on a very different academic and career path. It began with a class she took on the works of Shakespeare. The Bard?s plays and poems inspired a […]
