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Serena Williams’s Ad Deals Survive Her Outburst on Court

New York Times, Sep 28, 2009

Sports Management program faculty member Joseph Favorito was featured in the New York Times, discussing Serena Williams' latest ad deals.

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Moneyball II: Statistics Driving Marketing for MLB’s Indians

Bloomberg.com, Feb 20, 2009

Sports Management program faculty, Vince Gennaro, was recently profiled in Bloomberg.  Gennaro’s research utilizes statistical analysis to determine ticket pricing strategy for the Major League Baseball club.

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A Recession May Be a Time to Go Back to School

New York Times, Jan 03, 2009

"If a graduate degree makes sense generally for your career, this period of unemployment could be seen as a window of opportunity," said Jeffrey A. Heath, a managing director of the Landstone Group in Manhattan, an affiliate of the recruitment firm MRINetwork.

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Neal H. Pilson, Former President of CBS Sports, Joins Faculty of Sports Management Program

School of Continuing Education, Dec 17, 2008

Neal H. Pilson, a senior industry executive and former president of CBS Sports, has joined the faculty of Columbia University’s Master of Science in Sports Management program, where he will teach the course Leadership and Personnel Management in the Sports Industry. 

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Len Elmore, All-American basketball player, joins Sports Management faculty

School of Continuing Education, Aug 07, 2008

Len Elmore, All-American basketball player at the University of Maryland, 1971-74, has joined the faculty of Columbia University’s graduate program in Sports Management. This fall, Elmore will be teaching the Sports Seminar, which focuses on multiple aspects of broadcast and sports media management, including content acquisition, financial and personnel considerations, marketing and communications, management of athletes, and audience and ratings.

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Rickey Biography Chosen as Seymour Medal Winner

Society for American Baseball Research, May 12, 2008

The Society for American Baseball Research is pleased to announce that Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman, by Lee Lowenfish (University of Nebraska Press), instructor in Columbia’s Sports Management program, is the recipient of the Seymour Medal as the best book of baseball history or biography written in 2007.

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Baseball Legends, and a Beloved Song

New York Times, May 11, 2008

Lee Lowenfish’s biography of the visionary president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey, is one of this year’s favorite books about baseball.

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Master’s Degrees Abound: Expanding Programs as More People Seek Higher Credentials

New York Times, Sep 12, 2007

There is a huge demand for credentials in high-level jobs now. "Each of my degrees helped me to get a leg up in the job market, and earn higher salaries than I would have otherwise. They were great investments."

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More Executives Become Leaders in the Classroom

Crain's New York Business, Mar 04, 2007

The March 4, 2007, issue of Crain's New York Business notes that more and more seasoned executives are sharing the hallowed halls of the city's universities with traditional academics. Contrary to conventional wisdom, it seems that those who can do, can also teach.

 

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Business Programs Go Back to School

Canada.com, Jun 15, 2006

"A few months ago, Columbia University in New York unveiled its latest specialty business program, a Master of Science degree in sports management. The new program, designed to train managers in all areas of the sports industry, offers "a comprehensive overview of the sports business while providing industry-specific training in finance, human resources, law, marketing, facility and event management," claims the university. It is the eighth specialty business program the university has created since 2002."

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