NEW DATE ANNOUNCEMENT - The Score: Sports Betting's Grip on College Students

director of academic and student-athlete support services and compliance officer, andMalik Williams ( '19), NYU's associate director of athletics for compliance, who will act as moderators.This discussion will draw on perspectives from scholarship, sports competition, law, and business. They will explore how sports betting has become rampant—including who is impacted, who benefits, and insights on the way forward.Doors Open at 5:30 p.m. Program will be 6:00–7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.Open to the NYU community and the general public. Visitors must RSVP in advance and have a valid government ID to enter the building.RSVP Below to AttendAbout Kenneth L. ShropshireKenneth L. Shropshire (https://www.kennethshropshire.com/) is the David W. Hauck Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Professor Emeritus of Africana Studies. His scholarship and professional work explore the intersections of sports business, law, and race, as well as the opportunities and responsibilities educational institutions have toward athletes. He is the coauthor, with Collin D. Williams, Jr., of The Miseducation of the Student-Athlete: How to Fix College Sports, recently reissued with a new preface examining the evolving landscape of college athletics. His other related books include In Black and White, Sport Matters, and The Business of Sports Agents. Shropshire founded the Wharton Sports Business Initiative and later established and led the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University. He currently serves as a Strategic Advisor to SeventySix Capital and as Lead Independent Director of Moelis & Company. A graduate of Stanford University and Columbia Law School, he began his career in private law practice and later worked with the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. About Ryan WestmanRyan Westman ( serves as Director of Academic and Student-Athlete Support Services at New York University, where he supports the academic, leadership, and personal development of student-athletes and serves as sport advisor for baseball, wrestling, and men's and women's cross country and track & field. He joined NYU in 2018 after nearly seven years at Seton Hall University, where he advised student-athletes across multiple sports and served as a mentor in the Freshman Studies Program. Outside of his administrative work at NYU, Westman teaches courses on Intercollegiate Athletics at NYU Steinhardt in the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program and in the School of Professional Studies (SPS) Sports Business program. A 2006 graduate of Rutgers University, Westman competed in track & field for four years and served as a captain of the program's first BIG EAST and IC4A championship teams. He was inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017. Westman earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership, Management and Policy from Seton Hall University in 2018. His doctoral research examined the impact of NCAA policies and programs on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Limited Resource Institutions competing in Division I athletics. About Malik WilliamsMalik Williams ( is in his fourth year as an Associate Director of Athletics at New York University. Malik plays a key role in the Department's strategic and financial planning while overseeing its NCAA compliance operation. He also provides sport oversight for several varsity programs: Men's Basketball, Men's and Women's Swimming, Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, and Baseball. Prior to joining NYU Athletics, Malik worked as an Associate Attorney at Winston & Strawn LLP in the firm's Antitrust and Sports Litigation practice. During his time at Winston, he represented a number of high-profile clients, including Ben Simmons, Division I student-athletes, the NFL Players Association, Relevant Sports Group, and Activision Blizzard. Malik is an alumnus of NYU School of Law, where he earned his J.D. in May 2019. Note on Accessibility: It is a priority to make our events inclusive and accessible. The entrance of 708 Broadway and the 3rd Floor are accessible via elevator. For any questions or to notify us of accommodation requests, please emaillsdeansoffice@nyu.eduat least two weeks prior to the event date.