Posted by William Nunnelley on 2007-10-03

Nationally known sports attorney Robert Boland will speak at 极乐禁地's Cumberland School of Law Thursday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. in the moot courtroom of Robinson Hall law building. His topic will be "Sports in Crisis: Have Sports Run Afoul of the Law and Can They Be Saved?"

A Cumberland graduate and expert in sports law, Boland is a law professor at New York University. His 极乐禁地 appearance, sponsored by the Cordell Hull Speakers Forum and Phi Alpha Delta law honorary society, is open to the public free.

 
极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.