(Editor’s Note: What follows appeared in Sports Facilities and the Law, a newsletter available through a complimentary subscription at the site.) Just in time for its season-opener, Texas Tech University extended the netting at Dan Law Field down the first and third baselines. Senior Associate Athletic Director Robert Giovannetti told the media that “we’ve had…
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You don’t have to be a professor, or student to appreciate Managing Sport Facilities, Fourth Edition With Web Study Guide, which was recently published by Human Kinetics. Written by Gil B. Fried, editor in chief of Sports Facilities and the Law, and Matthew Kastel, the Stadium Manager – Oriole Park at Camden Yards at Maryland…
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John O. Spengler, JD, PhD, of Texas A&M University, has been named to the 2020-2021 President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Science Board. A former sports law professor and a member of the Sports and Recreation Law Association, Dr. Spengler joins a group of academic and medical experts, who “will provide the Council with…
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Albany Law School and the Kate Stoneman Honorary Committee announced today that Nancy Hogshead-Makar—Olympic champion, civil rights lawyer, and CEO of Champion Women, a nonprofit providing legal advocacy for girls and women in sports—will deliver the keynote address at the 26th Anniversary Kate Stoneman Day on March 19, 2020. Kate Stoneman Day is Albany Law…
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Maybe you feel a desire to give back. Maybe you want to enhance your leadership profile or firm bio. Or maybe you just want to earn a few extra bucks. No matter what the rationale, becoming an adjunct is easier than you think, especially given that there are approximately 1,000 sports law classes taught any…
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The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) has announced a new President, former Paralympian Alana Nichols, and five new members on its Board of Trustees, including sports lawyer Gloria Nevarez. Nevarez was named the commissioner of the West Coast Conference (WCC) in April 2018. She is one of only 10 female conference commissioners serving in Division I…
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Dr. Susan Foster, a long-time sports law professor at Saint Leo University, has retired from the Florida school. As a tribute, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers presented her with a game ball of sorts, inspiring her to comment that “it has been a pleasure working with the Bucs on behalf of our students. Thank you to…
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By Linda A. Sharp, J.D. There is no better way of exercising the imagination than the study of law. — Jean Giraudoux 1882-1944 Those of us who teach sport law know that it is a demanding discipline pedagogically. Not only must we have a command of basic legal principles in a variety of substantive areas, e.g.,…
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NYU Sports Law Professor Cameron Myler was featured in the latest ABA Journal. Here’s the link. What follows is a short feature on her from our site in 2017: “Some athletes are lost when it comes to deciding what to do next when they retire from their sport. They’ve never given any thought to the…
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As part of an increasingly global focus on educational enrichment opportunities, the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at UMass Amherst has entered into a multi-year educational partnership with the Global Institute of Sports Business (GISB), a program developed by the sport management agency India On Track. The partnership provides GISB students with exposure…
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