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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.

Arizona State study finds MLB managerial diversity on the decline

Aug 30, 2022

Global Sport Institute Director of Research Scott Brooks spoke with Arizona Republic MLB writer Nick Piecoro about the latest GSI Field Study looking at manager hiring in Major League Baseball.

Global Sport Institute Field Study data informs Philadelphia Inquirer report on new Drexel AD Maisha Kelly

Aug 30, 2022

Global Sport Institute's "NCAA Athletic Director Hiring Criteria and Career Pathways from 2010-19" data was examined by Damichael Cole in their article on Drexel University's new athletic director Maisha Kelly.

Study finds from 2010-19 MLB managers of Color decreased, White managers increased

Aug 30, 2022

Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University has released its latest research study, Field Studies: MLB Manager Hiring Criteria and Career Pathways from 2010-19.

Critical Race Theory and Diversity in Sports Leadership

Aug 30, 2022

CEO Kenneth L. Shropshire takes stock on the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking book. The question, then and now: “What can we do about the underrepresentation of African-Americans in the top-level position in sports management?”

Kenneth Shropshire gives Team USA Council on Racial and Social Justice recommendation on promoting racial and social justice

Aug 30, 2022

With the help of Global Sport CEO Ken Shropshire, Team USA Council on Racial and Social Justice have released their final recommendation on how the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee can help in eradicating systemic injustices.

Global Sport Institute Visiting Senior Practitioner William Rhoden to give Cronkite School convocation address

Aug 30, 2022

With over 260 students gradating in the fall of 2021 at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU, sports writer William Rhoden is set to deliver the convocation address.

Study finds post Title IX, White men had largest net gains in women’s college basketball

Aug 30, 2022

The Global Sport Institute released its latest Field Study examining hiring criteria and career pathways in women's college basketball.

WBB's Coaching Inequity

Aug 30, 2022

Front Office Sports highlights two major takeaways - racial disparities and uneven resume requirements - from the Global Sport Institute's latest Field Study.

The Extra Point Podcast: Kenneth Shropshire of Global Sport Institute

Aug 30, 2022

From Jon Gruden's firing to the future of women's sports to sports stadiums, Kenneth Shropshire always brings an insightful and unique perspective to The Extra Point.

Study: Amateurism costs Black college athletes billions

Aug 30, 2022

Two authors of a new study on Black athletes' losses resulting from amateurism made waves in the sports world through a piece written for the Global Sport Institute.

Global Sport Institute CEO Kenneth Shropshire joins NPR to discuss WTA, Peng Shuai

Aug 30, 2022

Shropshire compared the WTA holding out from China to the NBA forcing former Clippers governor Donald Sterling to sell.

ASU News highlights winners of the Global Sport Venture Challenge & Arizona Coyotes Venture Challenge

Aug 30, 2022

The Global Sport Institute and its partners awarded more than $90,000 in grant funding to multiple ventures across two Demo Days last week.