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Mon, August 24, 2026
Event Start Time: 1:00 pm
Event Location: 106 Journalism Building
Event Location: 106 Journalism Building
Mon, September 14, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: Bricker Hall 3rd Floor Lobby
Event Location: Bricker Hall 3rd Floor Lobby
Fri, September 18, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: 165 Thompson Library
Event Location: 165 Thompson Library
Mon, September 28, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: Bricker Hall 3rd Floor Lobby
Event Location: Bricker Hall 3rd Floor Lobby
Recent News
Kraft, Taylor Release New Book on the Art and Craft of Sports Journalism
Nicole Kraft, director of The Ohio State University’s Sports & Society Institute, and veteran sports journalist and Ohio State alumnus Jean-Jacques Taylor have released a new book aimed at helping…
SSI Director Quoted in The Hill on WNBA’s Growing Cultural Impact
Nicole Kraft, director of Ohio State’s Sports and Society Institute, was quoted in an Aug. 11 The Hill story examining how the WNBA’s growing popularity has placed the league at the…
SSI-sponsored data supports research on sports’ links to violence, gambling
Two new sports and society research projects using data from the SSI-sponsored National Sports and Society Survey were recently published in the Sociology of Sport Journal.
The…
SSI Seeks Student Content Team Nominations for 2027 Women’s Final Four
The Ohio State Sports and Society Institute is seeking nominations for an advanced student communication and reporting team that will support storytelling and communications efforts surrounding…
