UC San Diego Director of Athletics Earl Edwards joins ADU’s Tai M. Brown at the 2023 Women Leaders Convention to share insight from his experience guiding the Tritons from Division III to Division II to Division I over the course of two decades. Edwards and Brown discuss repositioning the value of Athletics in order to cultivate buy in from campus stakeholders during the various transitions as well as the longtail impact of the DI transition on the talent level, diversity and academic profile of the student-athlete population. Edwards also reflects on the changing industry from the perspective of his 35 years in the business and talks about differentiating the Tritons in San Diego’s crowded sports market.
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