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黑料不打烊 Graduate Bailie Brown Was The First To Graduate From the University’s Sports Analytics Program
Bailie Brown 鈥21, the聽first female graduate of the Falk School sports analytics program,聽was profiled by Baseball America, 鈥淲omen In Baseball: Bailie Brown Blazes A Trail.鈥 Brown said, 鈥淚鈥檓 so grateful for the opportunities I鈥檝e been given, and I definitely have…
The Meaning Behind the Rise in Sports Betting
John Wolohan, professor of sports law at Falk College, was quoted in the Daily Caller story 鈥淎mericans Are Betting On Sports In Record Numbers. Here鈥檚 What It Means.鈥 Wolohan discussed the rise in Sports betting, saying, 鈥淟egal sports gambling brings…
Falk College Event Features Sport Management Alumnae in NFL
Cady Langdon ’16 and Angela Marsh-Coan ’18 were involved in sports in high school, wanted to pursue a career in sports and are now working in dream jobs for the most popular professional sports league in the world, the National…
Dependent, Remitted Tuition Benefit Helps Staff Member, Her Family Reach Their Dreams
When Shirley Trendowski 鈥05, 鈥07 (C.A.S.) G鈥08 was raising her family, everyday life took very careful planning. Trendowski and her husband, Ray, are the parents of six children. In 1995, after being a stay-at-home mom for 15 years, Shirley came…
Food and Social Justice Advocate Avalon Gupta VerWiebe Named First Recipient of the Evan Weissman Scholarship
Avalon Gupta VerWiebe, a food studies graduate student in the Falk College, is the first to receive the Evan Weissman Scholarship, a newly created scholarship fund honoring the late Professor Weissman that supports food studies graduate students. Gupta VerWiebe鈥檚 personal…
A Game-Changing Course for the Game-Changing Name, Image and Likeness
In a recent article from Sports Illustrated, Ross Dellenger writes this about the new Name, Image and Likeness rule that has turned college athletics on its ear: 鈥淭he first thing to understand about NIL is that nobody fully understands NIL.鈥…
How To Increase the Social Security Program’s Sustainability For Long-Term Benefit
Eric Kingson, professor of social work in Falk College, was interviewed for the U.S. News and World Report story 鈥淭he Future of Social Security.鈥 Kingson discussed changes that could be made to the social security program to increase its sustainability….
NCAA Athletes Becoming Independent Business Entities
Rick Burton, David B. Falk Endowed Professor of Sport Management in Falk College, wrote an opinion piece for Sportico entitled College 鈥淐OLLEGE NIL DASH FOR CASH RAISES A QUESTION: ARE THE KIDS ALRIGHT?鈥 Burton discusses the recent NCAA decision to…
Falk College to Introduce New Online Certificate of Advanced Study in Sport Analytics
Falk College will introduce an online Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in sport analytics to its academic degree offerings in聽 the Spring 2022 semester. Sport analytics focuses on data science applications to sports teams and businesses. The new 12-credit program…
Will Social Security Survive the Test of Time?
Eric Kingson, professor of social work in Falk College, was interviewed for the MarketWatch piece 鈥淵our retirement is years away. Can you count on Social Security?鈥 Kingson, co-author of the book “Social Security Works for Everyone!” stated that 鈥淪ocial Security…