The Organization’s Role in Equity, Race and Opportunity
You are invited to an exclusive virtual event for Robert Morris University MBA students and alumni.
“The Organization’s Role in Equity, Race and Opportunity”
Featuring Jim Rooney and N. Jeremi Duru
Noon on Thursday, September 15, 2022
Accomplished authors Jim Rooney and N. Jeremi Duru will lead a candid conversation about how leaders advance racial equity. Learn about meaningful events leading up to today’s diversity discussions at sports organizations, including an analysis of the Rooney Rule, the NFL policy requiring league teams to interview ethnic-minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation jobs.
The first 50 individuals to RSVP and attend the event will receive a signed copy of Jim Rooney's book, "A Different Way to Win" which is about his father, Dan Rooney, and his story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule.
About Jim Rooney
Jim Rooney is a published author, consultant and national speaker. Jim’s book “A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney’s Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule” details his father’s long and successful career. Released in November 2019, the book quickly became an Amazon Best Seller and was selected on President Obama’s 2019 Book List.He is co-partner of Rooney Consulting, which assists organizations with enhancing culture, building strong teams and growing their businesses. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh, The American Ireland Funds and Gilmour Academy. He is the 2019 recipient of the Lewis L. Glucksman Award for Business Leadership from New York University’s Glucksman Ireland House.
About N. Jeremi Duru
N. Jeremi Duru is a professor, author, lecturer, researcher, frequent media contributor, and advocate – and is among the nation’s foremost sports law authorities. Currently a professor of law at American University’s Washington College of Law, he is also a counselor for sports industry professionals and organizations, and is former counsel to the Fritz Pollard Alliance of minority coaches, scouts, and front office personnel in the NFL. Duru has authored (and co-authored) books on sports law and examining the NFL’s movement toward increased racial equality. Duru is a member of the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s Anti-Doping Review Board and the National Sports Law Institute’s Board of Advisors. He has been a legal analyst for Yahoo! Sports and has provided commentary for numerous media outlets, including CNN, BBC, NBC, MSNBC, Fox, ESPN, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.