How will urban engagement become more integral with Sport in Society in the next 25 years?
When I look into the future, I consider how we’re centered in an urban area. Northeastern has made a major step toward engaging the surrounding communities both athletically and academically. Our program is about using the power of sport to further this engagement. We have a number of programs that address eradicating youth violence and that celebrate diversity rather than the tolerance of diversity. We also have a program that addresses men’s violence against women. It’s essential because the concept that women are objectified or disposable teaches the wrong construct of what manhood is. How should manhood be defined? It should be defined as a way that a man can be nurturing in a relationship, help empower his children, and the women in his life, and be a positive force. How do athletes convey these positive messages? We use athletes to sell that message because people see athletes as the ultimate embodiment of manhood, and yet, we’re trying to change the way people view manhood in a
