“Special,” “golden,” “together” — all words used to describe the class of 2024 by various speakers during Northwestern’s 166th Annual Commencement Ceremony at the United Center Sunday. Many...

Sports analyst Mary Carillo and former U.S. Tennis Association CEO Katrina Adams discussed their rise to professional success as women in the sports industry and former pro tennis players at a Thursday...

When former softball coach Sharon Drysdale arrived at Northwestern in 1979, the team had no field. The Wildcats played at a park on Lincoln Street that featured just benches — no dugouts or fences. Eventually,...

Katrina Adams is no stranger to breaking barriers. One of the first Northwestern women’s tennis players to earn All-American and All-Big Ten honors, she was also the first Black leader of the U.S....

For Katrina Adams, discovering tennis at all was unexpected. "I had a middle-class background (growing up) because my parents were both teachers," Adams said. "But I lived in a community where tennis...