Reversing Field: Examining Commercialization,
Labor & Race in 21st Century Sports Law
The symposium took place on October 4th and 5th, 2007, in Morgantown, WV, in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom at the West Virginia University College of Law
The West Virginia University College of Law is proud to present this progressive exploration into those areas of commercialization, labor, race and gender that entwine the worlds of sports and law. The Sports and Entertainment Law Society, together with the Office of the President of West Virginia University, the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy and the WVU School of Physical Education join with the College of Law in assembling and presenting one of the most accomplished and diverse groups of academics, practitioners and thinkers ever gathered to debate these cutting edge issues of critical importance.
VIEW DAY 1 – Oct. 4, 2007
Keynote Address by Dr. Bernard Franklin
Panel I: Commercialization: The Recruiting and Selling of the College Athlete
Keynote Address by Leonard J. Elmore
Panel II: Racing From the Past: Exposing Racism in Today’s Collegiate Athletics
Panel III: Professional Equality: The Rooney Rule
Keynote Address by Kenneth Shropshire: Being Sugar Ray
VIEW DAY 2 – Oct. 6, 2007
Panel IV: Finding Equal Footing: Gender Issues in Sports
Panel V: False Positives: Debating the Merits of Drug Testing
Keynote Address by William B. Gould IV
Panel VI: Balls or Strikes: Are Economic Weapons Finding the Zone?
Panel VI: Reversing Field: Purposeful Progress
These videos will open in Windows Media Player by default. If you do not have the program, click here to download it for free from Microsoft.com. Webcasts Include All 7 Panels