Rooney Rule Revisited: Race and Diversity in Sports and Corporate America

On September 21, Temple University hosted the panel “Rooney Rule Revisited: Race and Diversity in Sports and Corporate America” to discuss the history of the NFL’s Rooney Rule (requiring interviews for minorities for head coaching, GM and other top operations vacancies) and DEI in business more generally. American University professor N. Jeremi Duru and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Jim Rooney detailed the implementation of the Rooney Rule, historic barriers to progress and the principles necessary to improve diversity in NFL coaching—or in any industry.

10-Q&A Episode 15: A Lifetime of Lessons in Law and Business – An Interview with Randy Kominsky

Randy Kominsky (LAW ’79) shares why clerkships are invaluable to transactional attorneys, what it was like navigating one of the largest airline bankruptcies in history, and how every young professional can improve their odds for success. Interviewer: Nate Trager (LAW ’22; MBA ’22) Guests: Randy Kominsky  

Tattoo Recognition Technology Gaining Acceptance as a Crime-Solving Technique

Tattoo Recognition Technology (TRT) offers a wealth of information that can be used by law enforcement: identifying a person or corpse where traditional tools such as facial features or fingerprints are unsuitable. They can also provide useful information, such as gang affiliation, religious beliefs, prior convictions, and years spent in jail. However, TRT also raises a host of legal issues including privacy concerns, the law of search and seizure, freedoms of expression and religion, racial profiling, and the Fifth Amendment.