Black Enterprise

Former NFL Lineman John Urschel Joins MIT Faculty As A Math Professor

John Urschel, the Baltimore Ravens lineman who once starred in a Bose commercial breaking down the math behind sound due to his MIT education, is now a professor at the prestigious university. ESPN ...
New York Post

MIT student awkwardly interrupts math lecture to call for walkout and lead ‘Free Palestine’ chant

A student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has gone viral for awkwardly interrupting a math lecture to protest the so-called “ongoing genocide of Gaza.” The clip, viewed more than 18 ...
Black Enterprise

Former NFL Player Is Now A Math Professor At MIT

Nationwide — Former Baltimore Ravens player John Urschel has made a remarkable career pivot after retiring early from the NFL at the age of 26. Urschel is now a math professor at the Massachusetts ...
Brattleboro Reformer

KSC STAGES SHOW ABOUT ONE WOMAN’S STRUGGLE WITH MALE-DOMINATED MIT MATH DEPARTMENT

KEENE, N.H. -- Continuing its 30th anniversary season, the Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College will present a hilarious solo show in which algorithms and sexism collide. "Truth Values: One Girl ...
MIT Technology Review

The grad student who gave up football for math

It’s been nearly two years since John Urschel retired from the NFL at age 26. The former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens is now a full-time graduate student at MIT who spends his days in ...