Hasnain says:

“But the American higher-education sector is much more than a supplicant kneeling at the foot of the federal government. For better or for worse, it is absolutely central to the nation’s economy and society. And a big part of that centrality—one that some of us in academia try hard to ignore—is the spectacle of college sports. College and university sports teams are proudly represented on bumper stickers, billboards, hoodies, and barroom TVs in every city and every state.

All that a small group of university presidents has to do is hit pause on that spectacle for one season. In doing so, they’ll save millions of dollars and also broadcast to the nation that a cherished and essential American institution is under attack from its own government.”

Posted on 2025-04-06T04:48:33+0000