The Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM) Blog

New Resource Aims to Help Graduate Students and Academic Colleagues Navigate Academia

Any graduate student will tell you that earning a master’s or doctorate is a very different experience than earning their undergraduate degree. Graduate school often presents new challenges, such as how to successfully navigate juggling school and life, securing funding support, the academic job search, and imposter syndrome. These challenges don’t end after graduate school, […]

Black Girls Golf Program Continues to Grow on Clemson Campus

Raquel Simpson started playing golf in Illinois when she was 9 years old. She’d been playing for a few years when she caught the attention of Tiffany Fitzgerald, founder and CEO of Black Girls Golf LLC. Fitzgerald told Raquel’s father about an opportunity to improve her golf game and learn more about the industry through […]

Symposium Encourages Academic Collaboration on Research About Race and Leisure

Clemson University hosted its inaugural Race Symposium last week, bringing scholars from across North America together to discuss opportunities, challenges, and current work associated with Race-related research in leisure studies. Although progress is being made to increase diversity in higher education, a recent study released by the American Council on Education demonstrates that more needs […]