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From Launched to Lasting. Our new white paper captures what leaders identified as academic esports' central challenge: the launch phase is largely solved, but the lasting phase has barely begun. Powered by SHI and Intel, it names three findings, four principles for programs, and three direct asks of industry. Download The White Paper Spring Edition
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