Setting the Pace

At Oberlin, sport has long been something students do. Now, it’s something they can study. William G. Smith Associate Professor of Sociology and Comparative American Studies Alicia Smith-Tran ’10 and Program Director of Community-Engaged Research and Learning Jo Line ’11 are the inaugural cochairs of a new integrative concentration in sport studies and management. Launching this fall, the interdisciplinary program examines how sport intersects with economic power, social change, and cultural influence. “There are more students who are interested in sport academically, but also as a career path,” Smith-Tran says. Line agrees: “We have a lot of alumni who work…