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VIDEO: Sports journalists continue to provide coverage despite lack of sports
Sports and Society joined with Ohio State's Sports Journalism class Sept. 4 to speak with sports media professionals about how coverage has changed amind COVID-19. Hear from: Matt Brown, Extra Point …
Matt Mitten: From sports fan to sports lawyer (board member profile)
By Darby Clark
An experienced lawyer and sports law professor, Sports and Society Initiative advisory board member Matt Mitten knows as well as anyone the enormous power of sports…
Logan Research on High-Recruit Revenue Cited in New York Times
Groundbreaking research by SSI Executive Director Dr. Trevon Logan on the value of high-level football recruits today was featured in the New York Times story, "Black Lives Matter Protests Spawn…
Undergraduate Student Receives Funding for SSI-Themed Research Thesis
Emily Nothnagle, an undergrad student who is using the SSI-sponsored National Sports and Society Survey (NSASS) for her research thesis, was just awarded a $5,000 Undergrad Research Scholarship to…
Video: SSI welcomes basketball legend Katie Smith
Sports and Society welcomed basketball hall of Famer Katie Smith for a conversation on her career, the WNBA and social justice, among many other topics. Please enjoy our conversation!
STATEMENT: SSI stands against racism, calls for unity
Statement from the Sports and Society Initiative calling for equality and justice
The Sports and Society Initiative exists to unify and support those who value the…
VIDEO: What Happens When a Sport is Eliminated?
SSI welcomed B. David Ridpath of Ohio Unviersty and economist Andy Schwarz, along with student-athletes Jack Brinkman and Ayo Adeniye to discuss the impact of university sports being eliminated.…
VIDEO: SSI Welcomes Chris and Lori Holtmann to talk basketball and social justice
Sports and Society welcomed Chris and Lori Holtmann for a private conversation with students to discuss Ohio State basketball and social justice, among other topics. Please enjoy our conversation!
GUEST POST: Protests prove once we know, we know what to do
Matthew J. Mitten, a professor of law and executive director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School, is a member of the SSI board of advisors. He provided this…