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Ripples Of Change With The Institute For Sport And Social Justice & The NCAA

Guest Whitney Tarver, Institute for Sport & Social Justice; Niya Blair Hackworth, NCAA
25:21 min watch

Summary

NCAA Director of Inclusion Niya Blair Hackworth and Institute For Sport & Social Justice Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Development Whitney Tarver sit down with ADU’s Tai M. Brown to discuss their organizations’ efforts to develop the structures for a safer, more equitable world via leadership development and education. Tarver dives into the Institute’s founding, including its role in the globalization of sport and justice and its goal to engage, empower and support constituents, while Hackworth shares insight into the development of programming for NCAA student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Both Tarver and Hackworth agree: conversations about equity, justice, diversity and empowerment are essential for today’s leaders. Hackworth: “It’s really hard to measure DEI in terms of success because it’s really a long-term game… it’s about how we change mindsets.”

The conversation is indexed below for efficient viewing (click the time stamp to jump to a specific question/topic).

  • - We need to know what the Institute for Sport and Social Justice does.
  • - Tell me about the Inclusion Office at the NCAA.
  • - Whitney, tell me how you got into fundraising while at Michigan.
  • - What does "ADID" stand for?
  • - Is there something specific about fundraising at Michigan that allows women to go on to AD positions?
  • - Niya, tell me about the support the NCAA provides and where that overlaps with what the Institute does.
  • - What does the Office consider success?
  • - You did this work on various campuses before coming to the NCAA; how does that experience inform you when developing initiatives and programs at the national office level?
  • - Whitney, give us some insight into the programs the Institute provides.
  • - Is the group more Think Tank-ish?
  • - So who exactly are you educating? It's important to educate people of color but sometimes more important to educate those in positions to actually pull the strings.
  • - What is the back end aspect of research that helps inform the NCAA about programs and education it should provide?
  • - I wonder about the overlap between the work you both do, especially in terms of research.
  • - Is this work a necessary part of training for leadership roles?
  • - Is there any possibility of expanding this work to the corporate world?
  • - Do you use outside consultants to support and inform the work the NCAA does?
  • - What's in store for the Institute in terms of future expansion, growth and programming?

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