Penn State Institute
for Sports Law, Policy, and Research
Directed by Professor Stephen
Ross, one of the nation’s leading sports
law scholars, the Penn State Institute for Sports
Law, Policy, and Research is designed to
The Institute is aided by an advisory
board comprised of prominent industry leaders,
sports scholars from around the world, and Penn
State faculty and alumni, all dedicated to advancing
the study of sports. The Institute works closely
with a faculty and staff from other disciplines
on the Penn State campus, including the John Curley
Center for Sports and Journalism, the Center for
Sports Business Research in the Smeal College of
Business, and the Departments of Kinesiology and
Statistics. In addition, the Institute facilitates
inter-disciplinary work with a variety of sports-interested
faculty on the Penn State campus, sponsoring
faculty colloquia and faculty/student reading groups.
The Institute intends to feature programs that are
of utmost importance to the field, including a speaker
series featuring prominent industry leaders, private
conferences to explore consensus approaches to difficult
sports policy issues, and ongoing lectures to faculty
and students.
Contact Information:
E-mail: sfr10@psu.edu
Phone: (814) 865-8995
