Storyline: Listen to audio while following PowerPoint slides based on two recent essays and several talks I’ve given on “Expanding the Concept of ‘Best’ In College Sports” (May 5) and “Athletic Finances Need Fixing At Mid-Major Universities” (May 12)
Acknowledgments: I truly appreciate being invited to speak on these topics. Thank you The Torch Club of Lansing, Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association, and the Haslett-Okemos Rotary Club.
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The PowerPoint slides were saved via Adobe in .PDF format: How to Reform College Sports (PDF)
Data bases and Related Articles Included in the Presentation
ESSAY ON Subsidies at Mid-Major Universities by Frank Fear
UPenn Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education: Graduation Rates, African-American Males Playing Revenue-Generating Sports
University of Central Florida Institute for Ethics and Diversity in Sports: Racial and Gender Report Card in Athletic Administration
Center for Investigative Reporting: Gender Analysis of Head Coaches in NCAA Women’s Sports
Detroit Free Press (May 15, 2016): “College controversy: How much is too much to pay for athletics?” by David Jesse
Michigan Capitol Confidential (April 30, 2016) “Some Michigan Universities Spend Huge Money Subsidizing Sports” by John C. Mozena
Lansing State Journal: “College sports a burden for some” by Tim Staudt (April 30, 2016)
Fort Myers News-Press: “Time to reduce athletic subsidies at universities” by Frank Fear (May 18, 2016)
USA Today: NCAA Finances (2014-15)
The Huffington Post & The Chronicle of Higher Education: Subsidy Scorecard (2010-2014)
