by Jacquie Posey, University of Pennsylvania
For more than a quarter of a century, University of Pennsylvania professor Kenneth Shropshire has taught students at Penn’s Wharton School about the global business of sports. His love of sports and interest in the business side of games goes back even further. An executive in the organizing committee for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, Shropshire oversaw projects regarding Philadelphia bids for the Olympics. He also chaired Philadelphia’s stadium site selection committee. The business professor and attorney will bring these experiences and more into a new online course called “The Global Business of Sports.” The seven-week offering begins Aug. 5 as one of the free courses Penn offers via Coursera. Registration is underway.
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