The Power of Business & Sport to Bring About Positive Social Change
Pacific University welcomes Dr. Richard Lapchick, renowned human rights activist and internationally recognized expert on sports and social issues, to the Forest Grove Campus for “The Power of Business & Sport to Bring About Positive Social Change.”
This free public lecture will feature discussion around the intersections between sports and business to create social justice opportunities.
Dr. Lapchick is a prolific writer with a commitment to equality and the belief that sport can be an effective instrument of positive social change. He has won numerous awards including the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year, the Arthur Ashe Leadership Award, and the John Carlos and Tommie Smith Social Justice Champion Award. Lapchick was one of 200 guests personally invited by Nelson Mandela to his inauguration after leading the American sports boycott of South Africa from 1975 until the end of Apartheid. He is the founder of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.
Dr. Lapchick’s visit to Forest Grove is sponsored by the College of Business, Center for Entrepreneurship, Sports and Entertainment, and Office of the President.
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