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SSI Director Nicole Kraft Named 2025 Tom White Media Award Winner
By Jay Wolf The Little Brown Jug and the Delaware County Fair named veteran journalist Nicole Kraft as the recipient of the 2025 Tom White Media Award.Kraft’s roots in harness racing run deep…
SSI, ASC Career Success Provide Students an Inside Look at Sports Media at Ohio State Football Game
Students from communication, journalism, sport industry, and other majors gained a unique, behind-the-scenes perspective of sports media during the Ohio State football game versus Grambling State…
SSI Hosts ESPN Radio College Football Tailgate Broadcast
The Friday night before the Texas–Ohio State game brought a unique opportunity for Ohio State students as ESPN Radio’s College Football Tailgate broadcast live from the Journalism Building. The three…
FOX Sports Event Discusses Impact, Growth, and Future of American Soccer in Advance of 2026 World Cup in US
Watch the Video by Reilly Cahill The World Cup will be held in the United States in 2026, the first time in more than three decades, and Ohio State received a special preview from some of those…
Sports and Society Initiative Graduate Student Research Grants Available For Fall 2025 Application
A limited number of SSI Student Research Grants will be awarded to graduate students who commit to conducting sports and society research with an SSI faculty affiliate for one year, beginning by at…
Guest Column: How Sakha Cinema Reclaims Indigenous Sports on Screen
A guest post by Marge Stafford (pictured) The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures offers courses on Indigenous Siberian literature that introduce students to cultures they…
Students Share Reflections from SSI-Sponsored Experiences at Women's Final; Four, Men's Tournament
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, especially Dru Hancock, the Sports and Society Initiative was able to sponsor students to gain invaluable work experience at both the NCAA Men’s Tournament t…
Ohio State Partners with TeamWork Online
For Immediate Release COLUMBUS, Ohio-- A new partnership has been announced between TeamWork Online and Ohio State. Ohio State students will now be able to use the exclusive program benefits that are…
Matt Brown's 'Extra Points' newsletter reflects on 'The Price of College Football' conversation
Ohio State alum Matt Brown, creator of the Extra Points newsletter, comment on his recent experience as part of "The Price of College Football" conversation held March 21: Last Friday, I had the…