VenueConnect 2019

J. Kenyatta Cavil
Full Professor
Texas Southern University


Dr. Cavil, a Full Professor in the Sport Studies Program at Texas Southern University, is a prominent voice on the athletic business and sport leadership of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and a specialist on the Sporting HBCU Diaspora and HBCU sports culture. He is the author of Early Athletic Experiences at HBCUs: The Creation of Conferences. From a practical business perspective and an African-centered framework of HBCU athletics. He lectures and teaches courses about consumer behavior in HBCU athletics, sport marketing, event management, facility development, sports venue management, strategic management, vision and leadership in HBCU athletic programs, diversity and inclusion, and the contextualization of critical race theory in the Sporting HBCU Diaspora. He has published research articles such as The State of Intercollegiate Athletics at Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCUs): Past, Present, & Persistence and Africana Studies and diversity: All shapes, sizes, and colors of HBCU athletic programs, completed commission studies such as, New HBCU FBS Conference Formation Study, presentations such as, Athletic Director’s Leadership Perception of Variable Determining the Effectiveness of Administering HBCU Athletic Programs, and a book chapter titled: The Case for Tennessee State as an expansion member of the SWAC: Economic Impact. Dr. Cavil has written articles for College Sporting News (CSN) and I-AA.org magazines. He currently serves as the Chair of the TSU Faculty Senate/Assembly. He produces Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Sports Top 10 Mid-Major and Major Polls and is a HBCU sports analyst on radio programs across the country with the HBCU Sports Report. His newest venture is the Dr. Cavil’s ‘Inside the HBCU Sports Lab” radio show (www.thgagency.com).

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