Capital Research Center Posts Commentary: Financialization of College Sports and the Meaning of a College Education
April 03, 2026
April 03, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Capital Research Center posted the following commentary on April 2, 2026, by Daniel P. Schmidt, former vice president for program of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, to the Giving Review:
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The financialization of college sports and the meaning of a college education
The question is not whether student-athletes should benefit from the value they create. It is whether universities can sustain a coherent educational missi . . .
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The financialization of college sports and the meaning of a college education
The question is not whether student-athletes should benefit from the value they create. It is whether universities can sustain a coherent educational missi . . .