college sports subsidies Archives

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/