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Breaking Down Barriers in Sport Management Internships Using the Universal Design for Learning

Michael A. Odio, Joshua R. Pate, and Thomas J. Aicher

for issues of access and inclusion. Scholars have repeatedly identified issues of access and inclusion related to race, gender, disability, and other forms of diversity within the sport industry (e.g.,  Cunningham, 2009 ; Fink, 2016 ; Lastuka & Cottingham, 2016 ; McGarry, 2020 ; Shim et al., 2020

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Examination of Disability-Related Content Across Sport Management Textbooks

Brenda G. Pitts, Deborah R. Shapiro, Cindy K. Piletic, and Jennifer Zdroik

The social, physical, health, and economic impact and benefits of sport at the individual, local, state, national, and global levels make sport a unique context through which to break down barriers and facilitate inclusion of people with disabilities ( Di Palma et al., 2016 ; Lastuka & Cottingham

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Understanding Student Perceptions of Diversity and Inclusion

Jaime R. DeLuca, Michael Mudrick, Molly Hayes Sauder, and Elizabeth A. Taylor

reflect this idea as sport is used as a platform for activism around social justice issues both sport and nonsport related ( Zaru, 2017 ). Players, coaches, and sport organizations are demonstrating support for diversity and inclusion via advocacy efforts. This is ironic, however, as the sport industry

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Framing Course Content on Diversity and Inclusion: Varying Outcomes From Teaching on Disability in Sport Management

Molly Hayes Sauder and Jaime R. DeLuca

Enhancing diversity and inclusion within “decentralized, loosely coupled, and change-resistant institutions such as colleges and universities is a global challenge” ( Adserias et al., 2017 , p. 315). However, this is an imperative that must be embraced within higher education for any number of

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“As Falcons, We Are One Team!” Launching a Grassroots Institutional Change Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion Through Sport at an NCAA Division I Institution

Yannick Kluch and Terry L. Rentner

campus-wide initiative that used the power of sport to promote diversity and inclusion at the university. What started as an exploratory project spearheaded by Nick had soon turned into a national program of distinction. In fact, Nick still remembered the notification letter that turned the program

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The Marshall Plan: How Diversity and Inclusion Transformed the Dallas Mavericks’ Organizational Culture

Mark A. Beattie and Leeann M. Lower-Hoppe

—reported to the public through a 2018 Sports Illustrated article—to engage students in discussion around culture change, diversity, and inclusion. The case reports testimony of former employees who made allegations of sexual harassment against several executive or high-level male employees and the ensuing

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“I Felt Like . . . They Left Me to Fend for Myself”: A Mixed-Method Examination of Sense of Belonging Among Minoritized Groups in Sport Academic Programs

Yannick Kluch, Elizabeth A. Taylor, Raquel Wright-Mair, and Dakota Boring

continue to grow university and college enrollments, institutions have focused on enhancing their campus climates, removing systemic barriers to access, diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus, as well as creating inclusive environments ( Museus et al., 2017 ). Attention to matters of diversity, equity

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Women and Members of Socially Diverse Groups in a Sport Management Program: Key Lessons From Creating and Leading a Student-Led Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Club

Sullivan Murphy, Dawn E. Trussell, Mackayla Petrie, Brooklyn Groves, and Shannon Kerwin

to navigate and overcome inherent barriers to inclusion ( Harris et al., 2015 ; Morris et al., 2019 ; Sauder et al., 2018 ). To counteract the chilly climate, research has called for increased representation in leadership ( Aguiar, 2021 ; Bell et al., 2009 ; Burton, 2015 ; Cunningham, 2008

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Volume 16 (2022): Issue 1 (Apr 2022): Special Issue: Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Management Education

SMEJ Sport Management Education Journal 1938-6974 2163-2367 1 04 2022 16 1 10.1123/smej.2022.16.issue-1 Special Issue: Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Management Education Guest Editors: Jacqueline McDowell, Andrew C. Pickett, and Brenda G. Pitts INTRODUCTION 10.1123/smej.2022-0006 ARTICLES 10

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Management Education

Jacqueline McDowell, Andrew C. Pickett, and Brenda G. Pitts

management. Therefore, it becomes even more imperative to work harder to protect diversity and inclusion. The sport business industry is massive and is incredibly diverse. People of all characteristics are the primary reason the sport business industry exists; without people, there would be no sports or