The Difference Network offers access to key thought leaders at Marquette University. New video content is added regularly.
Christine Brennan is an award-winning USA Today sports columnist, best-selling author, and commentator for ABC News, ESPN, NPR and Fox Sports Radio. Brennan is the most widely read female sports columnist in the nation and author of seven books, including Inside Edge, named one of the top 100 sports books of all time by Sports Illustrated. Her most recent book is Best Seat in the House: A Father, A Daughter, A Journey Through Sports.
Brennan spoke on the barriers women in sports and sports journalism have had to overcome and their accomplishments throughout history including Title 9, a law enacted in 1972 that gave women the right to play sports during their high school and college education.
Axthelm Lecture: Each year, a notable journalist speaks during the Pete and Bonnie Axthelm Memorial Program scholarship award ceremony. This year’s lecture was in conjunction with the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University.
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The Difference Network offers access to key thought leaders at Marquette University. New video content is added regularly.
Strategies for successful political campaigns online
Thomas Gensemer, managing director, Blue State Digital
Learning to Win Big — Making a Difference in the World
Terri Mitchell, Marquette women’s basketball head coach
From the Press Box to the Sidelines to the Locker Room: Women in Sports Journalism in the 21st Century
Christine Brennan, USA Today sports columnist
Leadership, faith and the Catholic, Jesuit identity
Stephanie Russell speaking at Marquette University
Catholics and socialism in the United States
Patrick Carey, William J. Kelly, S.J., Chair in Catholic Theology at Marquette
Intellectuals, the Media and the Crisis of Our Times
Robert W. McChesney, professor, Free Press co-founder
Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities – Locally and Globally
Jeff Joerres, chairman and CEO, Manpower Inc.
Behind the Headlines from Clinton to Obama: Your Questions, His Perspective
James Carville, political strategist