Showing posts with label NCAA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NCAA. Show all posts

Monday, October 24, 2011

Taylor Branch speaks with us tonight

More from Taylor Branch on the NCAA and the debate over whether to pay student-athletes


Friday, October 14, 2011

The case for college athletes to be (well) paid

Last month's cover story in The Atlantic is a provocative article about college sports. Taylor Branch makes a  persuasive case for college athletes to be paid.  Moreover, and important to our discussions, he refers to collegiate sports as a "cartel," i.e., a monopoly.

We'll be reading this for the class of October 24. Here's a chance to get a head start.