Widener Journal of Law, Economics & Race

This year’s theme brought scholars and experts from around the country to the Widener Law Harrisburg campus to address a myriad of issues related to minority participation in sports and the public eye. Symposium organizers chose the subject matter based on the recognized place of sports in culture and society.

To watch some of the presentations, follow the links below:
Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., California State University Los Angeles and Marie Hardin, Ph.D. Penn State John Curley Center for Sports Journalism

Marie Hardin, Ph.D., associate professor and associate director at the Penn State John Curley Center for Sports discusses the case of Oscar Pistorius, a South African sprinter and double-amputee, and the IAAF’s declaration that Mr. Pistorius’ flex-step prosthetics gave him an unfair advantage in races. The IAAF announcement came shortly before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Read the text of Dr. Frankl’s remarks: diversitysymposium-sport-media-3-31-091.doc

Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., School of Kinesiology & Nutritional Science, California State University Los Angeles, speaks to the audience about inequalities among minority groups within sports.

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On February 23, 2009, Professor Starla Williams, Legal Methods Professor of the Widener Law Harrisburg campus, appeared on Radio Smart Talk to discuss the future of affirmative action in the United States.

Read more and listen at witf.org.