Category Archives: Reflections & Commentary

Commencement Inspiration from Dr. Sarah Hillyer

On Friday, May 12th, 550 College of Education, Health, and Human Science (CEHHS) students walked across the stage at Thompson Boling […]

In Support of Harvard Women’s Soccer

Reflections & Commentary empowering women through sports, gender equality, gsmp, harvard soccer, women's empowerment

By Alicia H. Malnati, PhD, CSPS Research and Design Assistant I’m going to be a bit more honest here than I […]

A Dad, A Daughter, and Their Love for the Denver Broncos

Reflections & Commentary ashleigh huffman, bonding, denver broncos, family, nfl, power of sport

By Dr. Ashleigh Huffman, CSPS Assistant Director Why do I love the Denver Broncos? Is it their bone-crushing defense? Is […]

Confessions of a Preschooler and How Society Should Respond

Reflections & Commentary cultural norms, girl power, societal pressures, strong women, women's empowerment

By Carolyn Spellings, PhD, CSPS Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator “Mom, my belly is bigger than yours. I am so fat.” […]

Getting to Know One Another Keeps the World, And Us, Going Around

Reflections & Commentary adeline dumapong, alicia malnati, disability sport, gsmp, paralympian, pga tour charities, philippines, powerlifter, sport for community

This post was originally published on PGATour.com, where CSPS Program Assistant Alicia H. Malnati, PhD, contributes articles on her experiences with […]

Reflections on Experiences with Powerful Women during Women’s History Month

Global Sports Mentoring Program, Reflections & Commentary batoul arnaout, dima alardah, emerging leaders, empowering women, global sports mentoring program, jordan, reflections, refugees

By Janine Al-Aseer, CSPS Research Assistant & PhD Student As we come to the end of Women’s History Month, I […]

IWD 2016: Why I Took My 4 Year-Old Daughter to the SheBelieves Cup

Reflections & Commentary empowerment, international women's day, iwd 2016, she believes cup, us women's soccer, women's sports

By Carolyn Spellings, PhD, CSPS Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator For the record, this is not something I would have normally […]

Celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day

Reflections & Commentary, Sport for Peace and Development changemakers, friendship, generosity, random acts of kindness, sport and peace

By Alicia H. Malnati, PhD, CSPS Program Assistant Out on the PGA Tour, where my husband Peter Malnati plays, I […]

When Tragedies Affect Our Family: A Statement from the Center on Recent Events

Global Sports Mentoring Program, Reflections & Commentary beirut attacks, changemakers, empowerment, global sport mentoring program, global tragedies, paris attacks, sisterhood, terrorism

By Carolyn Spellings, PhD, CSPS Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator We at the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society are deeply […]

A Reflection on Intergroup Dialogue from UT’s Diversity Dialogue Symposium

Reflections & Commentary diversity, diversity dialogue symposium, facilitation, inclusion, intergroup dialogue, teaching methods, university of tennessee

By Janine Al-Aseer, CSPS Research Assistant & PhD Student When you work with so many outstanding women from all over […]

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