Race & Sports

Exploring Race, Sports, and Leadership

Join the Center for Africana Studies and the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) for our annual Race & Sports event on April 23 at 5:30 p.m. in Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room 350.

This year’s program features Olympic 400-meter runner Butch Reynolds, who competed in the 1988 and 1996 Games, in conversation with Kenneth Shropshire, David W. Hauck Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics & Professor Emeritus of Africana Studies. Together, they will explore the intersections of race, sport, leadership, and legacy at the highest levels of competition.

This event is open to all. From students studying sports management to professionals in the industry and advocates for equity in athletics, the conversation resonates with a diverse and engaged audience.

Speakers

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Butch Reynolds

Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist, Former 400m World Record Holder, and Founder, Butch Reynolds Care for Kids

Ken Shropshire

Kenneth L. Shropshire

Wharton Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Africana Studies

Be sure to check out the Penn Relays, April 23-25.