Student-athletes take learning beyond the classroom

Student-athletes take learning beyond the classroom

Our recent trip to Selma and Montgomery, Ala., offered student-athletes an unforgettable opportunity to experience history beyond the pages of a textbook. As they walked across the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge, students stood where courageous men and women once marched for voting rights during the Civil Rights Movement — bringing classroom lessons on courage, justice, and perseverance to life in a powerful and personal way. In Montgomery, a tou…