Penn State Law Professor and Center for the Study of Sports in Society Director Stephen Ross will host a pair of events to accompany the publication of his new book, An Advanced Introduction to Global Sports Law (published by Edward Elgar). The two online events with feature experts in the field of sports law that […]
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Moot court provides unique look into pending Supreme Court case on antitrust laws and college sports
In college athletics, there are few topics bigger today than name, image and likeness legislation as well as how the compensation college athletes should receive for their playing services should be determined. On March 31, the Supreme Court will hear the oral argument in the NCAA v Alston litigation concerning the application of antitrust laws […]
Sports business professional and former Penn State wrestler Chris Bevilacqua discusses a constantly changing sports media market
Penn State almunus Chris Bevilacqua virtually returned to campus Tuesday night to share his perspectives on the dynamic sports media market. The event was co-hosted by the Sports Business Program at Smeal and the Center for Sports. Bevilacqua is the co-founder of Bevilacqua Helfant Ventures and is a sports, media and tech investor. He currently serves […]
Five Questions: Jadrian Wooten
Five Questions is a weekly series that highlights faculty involved with the Center for the Study of Sports in Society. Jadrian Wooten is an Associate Teaching Professor at Penn State University within the Department of Economics. Wooten received his Ph.D. in Economics from Washington State University in 2014 and his research interests include managerial and […]
Sport Sociologist Dr. David Goldblatt discusses politics, climate change and how sports impacts it all
As a 7-year-old “obsessed with football” Dr. David Goldblatt’s experience attending games was short-lived, in fact it was just one match. In an era of hooliganism in English football, Goldblatt and his father had a verbal altercation with a group of drunk young Scottish supporters outside of Wembley Stadium in the 1970s, and Goldblatt was […]
2021 Faculty Research Grants
The Penn State Center for the Study of Sports and Society announces a call for proposals for research grants. All fulltime Penn State faculty (at all campuses) at the assistant professor (non-tenured) rank or at fulltime fixed term ranks are eligible for these grants. The Center will award a maximum of $7500 for a proposal. […]
2020 Faculty Fellowship Winners
Congratulations to the following people on receiving the Center’s 2020 faculty research grants: Dr. Lacey N. Wallace | “PARENTING PRACTICES OF FORMER HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGIATE STUDENT ATHLETES” Dr. Lauren Jacobson-McConnell | ATHLETE AND NON-ATHLETE TRANSITIONS IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD: UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS ATHLETIC AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EXPERIENCES AT DIVISION III COLLEGE SETTINGS Dr. Mark Stephens | […]
Director Steve Ross, Doug Allen work with professors to draft NIL Bill
Center Director Steve Ross, together with retired labor and employment relations professorr Doug Allen and two other sports law professors, recently drafted and proposed federal legislation to regulate licensing of name, image and likeness (NIL) rights for college athletes. Key provisions contrast with NCAA proposals by allowing transparent group licensing for an entire team and […]
Director Steve Ross participates in global conversation on the effect of the pandemic on sports
On April 3, Center for Sports Director Steve Ross participated in a global virtual conversation on the effect of the pandemic on sports, with scholars and observers specializing in the UK, South Africa, Asia, Australia, and Native Americans, organized by the Global Sports Institute at Arizona State. You can access the 90-minute program HERE. Comments […]
Podcast: The Transfer Portal
Below is a podcast on The Transfer Portal, produced and narrated by Bellisario student Daniel Bowers Ehrlich III under the supervision of Prof. Kathleen O’Toole. The Center welcomes comments on the material posted here. Please email your comments to Steve Ross at sfr10@psu.edu.