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EVENT DESCRIPTION: How do institutionalized sports act as both an opponent and an agent of social control? In what ways does social stratification occur within both education and sports? Why are athletics and intellectualism viewed as mutually exclusive, particularly among Black athletes? Come listen and explore these questions with NBA All-Star basketball player Jaylen Brown, current Boston Celtics superstar and former Cal Men's Basketball player. Following Brown's opening address and interview with a Forum moderator, questions will be fielded from the audience.
SPEAKER DESCRIPTION: Jaylen Brown is an NBA basketball player for the Boston Celtics. A former Golden Bear, Brown was a star player on the Cal Men's Basketball team during the 2015-16 season, earning first-team All Pac-12 honors and the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year title. His impact on the court was coupled with his pursuit of excellence off the court, enrolling in upper-division and graduate-level classes in UC Berkeley's Global Poverty & Practice and Cultural Studies of Sport in Education programs all during his freshman year. After his stint with the Cal Bears, Brown was drafted 3rd overall in the 2016 NBA draft and quickly emerged as a dominant player for the Celtics, leading to his selection in the 2021 NBA All-Star team as a reserve. An avid advocate of education reform and technology, Brown has spoken at Harvard and MIT about his perspectives on institutionalized sports and social stratification in the education system. In 2019, Brown was elected as the youngest Vice President of the NBA Players Association.
