Intercollegiate athletics and the American university : a university president's perspective /

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A former Big Ten university president argues that the increased commercialization of college sports endangers our universities' primary goal.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Duderstadt, James J., 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2003.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Subjects:
College sports > Corrupt practices > United States.
College sports > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
College sports > Social aspects > United States.
College sports > United States > Management.
Sports universitaires > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis.
Sports universitaires > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Sports universitaires > Aspect social > États-Unis.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
HISTORY > General.
College sports > Corrupt practices
College sports > Management
College sports > Moral and ethical aspects
College sports > Social aspects
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Hail to the Victors; 1. Introduction; 2. Go Blue; 3. A University President's Perspective; Part II. How Do Things Really Work?; 4. The Evolution of College Sports; 5. University 101; 6. The Governance of Intercollegiate Athletics; 7. Financing College Athletics; Part III. Cracks in the Facade; 8. The Commercialization of College Sports; 9. The Student-Athlete; 10. Integrity; 11. Institutional Control; Part IV. Tilting at Windmills; 12. Back to Basics; 13. Roads to Reform; 14. Reform or Extinction?; Epilogue; Notes; Index

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