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.