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Creative Con '23 to train next generation of sports creatives May 5
Sports & Society Initiative will on May 5 host the second Creative Con, a day-long career readiness event training collegiate sports creatives.
The conference will be held in the…
SSI intern Luderman, VanHorn make history on Lantern Sports desk
The Ohio State student newspaper, The Lantern, will be crashing through the glass ceiling next year with women as sports editors for the first time.…
Kraft earns Faculty Champion Award for fostering student career success
Sports & Society Director Dr. Nicole Kraft earned the Arts and Sciences Faculty Champion Award on April 13 for her collaboration and dedication to the future success of students campus-wide.…
SSI celebrates Women's History Month with two extraordinary Buckeyes
March is Women’s History Month--a time to celebrate women and what they’ve accomplished. At Ohio State, we wanted to recognize the university for being a pioneer in gender equality in sports and…
Sports Analytics Conference on tap this weekend
By Lauryn Luderman
The Ohio State Sports Analytics Conference, hosted by the Sports and Society Initiative and the Sports Analytics Association, will be held this Friday and Saturday in a…
March On: Ohio State students experienced the NCAA tournament from the media front lines
By Lauryn Luderman and Tyler Boroshok
Ohio State's School of Communication and SSI were honored to connect students with the experience to work as part of the media contingent for the first…
Athletic department enforcing NCAA sports gambling rules
by Lauryn Luderman
As of January 2023, sports gambling is legal in Ohio, but that same legalization does not apply to collegiate athletic departments.
The rule is, if a sport is…
Join the "SSI Conversation" with Megan Husslein for insights on athlete mental health and more
SSI is thrilled to announce the launch of "The SSI Conversation". In this new sports talk show, Megan Husslein furthers the discussion surrounding how sports and society connect.
There…
SSI, EHE screen Zirin’s “Behind the Shield: The Power & Politics of the NFL”
By Greg Wilson
SSI was privileged to screen the movie “Behind the Shield: The Power & Politics of the NFL,” which deals with the reality of politics in the NFL at the Wexner Center for…