Archives for June 2009
The absurdity of vacating wins in college sports
Image via Wikipedia Remember those “Men In Black” movies where they used those devices to erase your memory? Well, the NCAA owns one and has been wielding it for years. What do I mean? Well, remember the Fab Five from… continue reading »
From the bad PR in recession times…
Between this graph which trended on Digg and a recent story in the NY Times about Reed College and the decline of “need-blind” admissions, the money questions aren’t going away. The questions aren’t going away, though. So when people say:… continue reading »
Social media, participation and the free-rider problem
Image via Wikipedia Story Article in the Times about blogging and how you can go from being very interested in writing, to not very active at all. It probably spends too much time talking about people who blog because they… continue reading »
A call for writers
So here’s what I’m thinking. I started this blog (in all of its random name iterations) as a vehicle to really interact with the larger higher ed community. Mission accomplished. As I’ve been contemplating the future of the blog, I’ve… continue reading »
Crisis & Opportunity: The future of college athletics marketing
Image via Wikipedia An article from The Economist entitled “Should American tax university sports” coupled with a host of other scandals like a major university supposedly being informed of a student-athlete having possibly cheated on the SAT to qualify to… continue reading »