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Kim Schatzel will be taking the reins of the University of Louisville as the school's 19th President (Charlie Springer & Towson Univ. photos).

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UofL athletics study guide for Dr. Kim Schatzel

Steve Springer 7 min read December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 0 Comments

By Steve Springer @racercard, Welcome to Belknap Campus, Dr. Schatzel. We are honored that you have taken over the reins of one of the premier urban universities in this country. If I may, I would like to catch you up to speed on what the

Donnie Russell was among the first to congratulate Kenny Klein to the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.

Donnie Russell on hiring Kenny Klein at Louisville

Donnie Russell 5 min read June 10, 2022June 12, 2022

By Donnie Russell Editor’s Note: Donnie Russell is a former assistant and fundraiser in the Athletic Department at UofL. He is a former play-by-play announcer for basketball, and still calls occasional games for women’s basketball and baseball. One of his biggest claims to fame was

Kenny Klein waves the L sign after being honored at a University of Louisville baseball game (Mike DeZarn photo).

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Kenny Klein honors Murray State at University of Louisville

Steve Springer 5 min read June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Editor’s Note: The following story on Kenny Klein appeared in the Murray Ledger & Times on June 3. Written by Steve Springer, the Observer’s son in Murray. Steve has degrees from Murray State and the University of Louisville. He’s a part-time sportswriter and an educator

The bucolic setting at the entrance to the University of Louisville belies uncertainty on the campus (Charlie Springer photo).

Administration University of Louisville

Hiring new President must come first at UofL

Charlie Springer 3 min read January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

We have to quit meeting like this. Once again the University of Louisville is on the precipice. Having lost another basketball coach, after losing another athletic director, and losing another University president. Less than six years after going through eerily similar circumstances on Belknap Campus.

Mary Nixon knows her way around numerous boardrooms in the community. (Charlie Springer background photo).

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Trustee Mary Nixon needs to end silence at University of Louisville

Charlie Springer 2 min read December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Memo To: Mary R. Nixon, Chairman, UofL Board of Trustees From: University of Louisville Supporters What a week for the University of Louisville. Waking up one morning to the news that the school was losing both its President and Athletic Director. Neeli Bendapudi off to

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UofL Foundation assets top $1 Billion

Charlie Springer 2 min read June 9, 2021June 13, 2021

Great news for the University of Louisville and the UofL Foundation. The Foundation, integral to the University’s phenomenal growth over the past two decades, took its lumps during the mid-twenty-teens. But the organization has fully recovered in recent years and its assets have reached their

Administration University of Louisville

Time to quit wasting UofL funds chasing Jim Ramsey

Charlie Springer 2 min read April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

Wondering how many more millions of dollars in spending the current University of Louisville board of trustees will approve in the never-ending quest to punish the former leadership. Almost five years now since Jim Ramsey was relieved of his post as President, despite having led

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