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For this edition of “Teaching Thursdays” we ask some of our colleagues at Columbia what they will be keeping their eye on for 2017. The Masters in Sports Management Program at Columbia, now just over 10 years old, is the only program in the Ivy League and is recognized as the number two program globally …
The following was compiled by Columbia student Matt Walker… “Working in sport, you learn how to delegate and surround yourself with good people. Sport truly is a team effort”. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern performed a Q&A interview with Sport’s Business Radio’s Brian Berger at The Player’s Tribune office in New York last week.. Students …
It is the rarest of rare events for a sport that is cult-like across the country but forgotten in Gotham. The first full week of December every year, college football takes center stage in New York. No, it is not because of a big game…Rutgers is slowly rebuilding, Bowl-bound Army is prepping for their Navy …
Last week the Sports Business Journal printed their annual directory of sports management programs in the United States alone, and listed a staggering 356 schools that are offering some kind of program. What the quality of the programs, who is teaching at these schools, and how are they helping students get jobs is up for …
It started as a simple way for players to tell their story, one which drew the ire of the NFL as a uniform violation, but one which has grown to be much more of a platform as players continue to find more of a social voice. So this week, the NFL allowed hundreds of players …
The week after Thanksgiving in New York always seems to be one of the last pushes for sports business in the calendar year. One of the key reasons is that Wednesday is always the March of Dimes Sports Luncheon. The brainchild of former CBS Sports President Neal Pilson and some other network heads, it is …
With so many schools now offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, it’s sometimes hard to stand out. Lop on the congestion of a big city, and the challenge is even tougher. However one school that has found a way through over the years is New York University. We caught up with one of the industry’s …
A VR recruiting experience? That’s what FusionSports, a digital marketing agency that creates virtual reality experiences for sports brands, and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football program are going to try and use to lure recruits to Minneapolis. FusionSports worked with the Minnesota coaching staff to capture behind-the-scenes VR footage of practices, workouts, game …
On Wednesday the sports world learned that former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca passed away at the age of 90. While Branca was known more for his infamous pitch to the New York Giants Bobby Thomson that game NY the National League pennant in 1951 , the Mount Vernon, New York native should really be …
We have all seen the good and the bad that the recent elections have brought to light in the area of social media influence impacting a sometimes quick to judge consumer base. President Barack Obama, who is one of the first leaders in any field to have harnessed the power of the digital and social …