college sports subsidies Archive

Former MSU VP, Now Chancellor at UC Riverside, Takes Aim at Knotty Issue–Funding Intercollegiate Athletics

On this metric, Riverside doesn’t want to be #1 in the country.

by Frank Fear/ May 12, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Cancellation of March Madness Represents a Nearly $1 Billion Revenue Loss for NCAA, Has Implications for Universities

With income loss, NCAA will allocate far less money to universities this spring. How will universities respond? One way is …

by Future U/ March 29, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

Public Money Subsidizes Mid-Major College Sports in Michigan

When Western Michigan faced Central Michigan on the football field last Saturday, a storyline about the game was everywhere in …

by Frank Fear/ October 1, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Education’s $3 Billion Dollar Secret

Big-time college athletics are self-supporting. Right? Yes, but only at a handful of public universities. For the rest, $3 billion …

by Future U/ May 7, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Subsidies Are Primary Means of Funding College Sports At Many Universities

Majority of public universities can’t balance athletic books without university allocations and student fees. Amount nationally? $2.6 billion dollars in ’14-15. …

by Future U/ April 28, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

ARTICLE: High Cost of College Sports at U.S. Public Universities

Informative article published in The Huffington Post about the high cost of college sports–to the public and students–at America’s public …

by Future U/ November 20, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/