News
Oct 05, 2023
With aligned missions to leverage the power of sport to drive positive change, Global Sport Institute at ASU and Green Sports Alliance team up to launch the sport + sustainability venture challenge.
Tackling Racial Inequities in College Sports
Aug 30, 2022
Of all job openings for athletic directors at Division I institutions between 2010 and 2019, 77 percent were filled by a white administrator, 19 percent by a Black administrator and 2 percent by a Latino administrator, according to a GSI report.
Knight Commission Releases Plan To Create Racial Equity For Black College Athletes
Aug 30, 2022
Statement from CEO Ken Shropshire: This broad effort focused on diversity, equity and inclusion at the college level is much-needed, and particularly heartening are the specific steps aimed toward improving the college sport landscape.
A Boxer May Miss the Olympics Because of Her Prepandemic Pregnancy
Aug 30, 2022
Global Sport Institute faculty affiliate Victoria Jackson discussed Bujold's situation with the New York Times.
$275,000 awarded to ASU, community entrepreneurship ventures
Aug 30, 2022
At the Sun Devil Athletics Venture Challenge, the wearable biosensor company Organic Robotics won the top prize of $12,500.
How The Pandemic Has Changed Sports And Which Changes May Be Permanent
Aug 30, 2022
Even as sports start to look more like normal, there are things that have changed. Global Sport Institute CEO Kenneth Shropshire joined KJZZ's The Show to discuss.
Stakeholders Seek Legal, Legislative Remedy to NCAA Athlete Name, Image, Likeness Issue
Aug 30, 2022
"They really just want the rights that every other student has,” Shropshire said.
Kenneth Shropshire and Dr. David Wall Rice 'Break It Down'
Aug 30, 2022
"Sport is such a significant part of life and expression of identity," said Dr. Wall Rice, explaining why protest in sport will and should continue in 2021 and going forward.
'Greatest stars must step up on social issues'
Aug 30, 2022
"You're not the biggest star until you step up on social issues," GSI CEO Ken Shropshire told Sky Sports.
Former Cub Aramis Ramírez says Bob Brenly’s commentary was discriminatory; Brenly to take week off of Diamondbacks broadcasts
Aug 30, 2022
“I for one am done with ‘training’ as either punishment or solution,” wrote GSI CEO Ken Shropshire. “I am for ‘education’ through sports institutions. Longer-term educational programs for all. Training is like there is a trick to learn.
National Snapshot Poll Results on Transgender Athletes
Aug 30, 2022
We recently conducted a national snapshot poll in partnership with OH Predictive Insights to measure public understanding about transgender people and the issues facing the transgender community in sport.
Global Sport Institute Seed Grant Awardees Showcase Research Into Sex, Gender and Sexuality in Sport
Aug 30, 2022
Global Sport Institute seed grant awardees such as Benny LeMaster, Alaina Zanin, Betsy Schneider, Eric Legg, and Isaac Akapnitis explain their research in the field of sex, gender and sexuality.
'Why would this be fair, not to pay somebody for their services?'
Aug 30, 2022
Global Sport Institute CEO Kenneth Shropshire spoke with BNC News after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Alston v NCAA