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The Economic Impact of Intercollegiate Athletics on Former Students

Unfulfilled Promises

by Richard J. Cebula, Robert N. Fenili, James V. Koch ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
College graduates do not benefit economically from the intercollegiate athletic programs of their alma mater.Students provide substantial funding for their institution’s intercollegiate athletic programs via tuition and fees. In fact, a typical student is required to pay for such activities. Will this financial burden paid for during undergraduate years help them in the real world?Whether ... Read more

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College graduates do not benefit economically from the intercollegiate athletic programs of their alma mater.Students provide substantial funding for their institution’s intercollegiate athletic programs via tuition and fees. In fact, a typical student is required to pay for such activities. Will this financial burden paid for during undergraduate years help them in the real world?Whether
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What Money Can't Buy

The Moral Limits of Markets

by Michael J. Sandel ...

In What Money Can't Buy, renowned political philosopher Michael J. Sandel rethinks the role that markets and money should play in our society.Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we put a price on human life to decide how much pollution to allow? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our ... Read more

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In What Money Can't Buy, renowned political philosopher Michael J. Sandel rethinks the role that markets and money should play in our society.Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we put a price on human life to decide how much pollution to allow? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our
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Fixing the Game

Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL

by Roger L. Martin ...

American capitalism is in dire straits, caught in a perilous pattern of increasing volatility, decreasing investor returns, and ongoing bad behavior by executives. And it’s getting worse. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, we’ve seen two massive value-destroying market meltdowns and a string of ethics breaches, including accounting scandals, options-backdating schemes, and the subprime ... Read more

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American capitalism is in dire straits, caught in a perilous pattern of increasing volatility, decreasing investor returns, and ongoing bad behavior by executives. And it’s getting worse. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, we’ve seen two massive value-destroying market meltdowns and a string of ethics breaches, including accounting scandals, options-backdating schemes, and the subprime
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The Whiteness of Wealth

How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans--and How We Can Fix It

by Dorothy A. Brown ...

A groundbreaking exposé of racism in the American taxation system from a law professor and expert on tax policyNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND FORTUNE • “Important reading for those who want to understand how inequality is built into the bedrock of American society, and what a more equitable future might look like.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to ... Read more

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A groundbreaking exposé of racism in the American taxation system from a law professor and expert on tax policyNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND FORTUNE • “Important reading for those who want to understand how inequality is built into the bedrock of American society, and what a more equitable future might look like.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to
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The Cheating Culture

Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead

by David Callahan ...

A public policy expert reveals how decades of deregulation and increasing inequality have fostered a culture of cheating across America.There have always been people who cut corners, but in The Cheating Culture, David Callahan demonstrates how cheating on every level—from the highly publicized corporate scandals to Little League fraud—has risen dramatically in recent decades. He then asks the ... Read more

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A public policy expert reveals how decades of deregulation and increasing inequality have fostered a culture of cheating across America.There have always been people who cut corners, but in The Cheating Culture, David Callahan demonstrates how cheating on every level—from the highly publicized corporate scandals to Little League fraud—has risen dramatically in recent decades. He then asks the
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The Price You Pay for College

An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make

by Ron Lieber ...

Named one of the best books of 2021 by NPRNew York Times Bestseller and a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice pick“Masterly . . .represents an extraordinary achievement: It is comprehensive and detailed without being tedious, practical without being banal, impeccably well judged and unusually rigorous.”—Daniel Markovits, New York Times Book Review“Ron Lieber is a gift.”—Scott Galloway... ... Read more

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Named one of the best books of 2021 by NPRNew York Times Bestseller and a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice pick“Masterly . . .represents an extraordinary achievement: It is comprehensive and detailed without being tedious, practical without being banal, impeccably well judged and unusually rigorous.”—Daniel Markovits, New York Times Book Review“Ron Lieber is a gift.”—Scott Galloway...
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Higher Education?

How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—and What We Can Do About It

by Andrew Hacker, Claudia Dreifus ...

What's gone wrong at our colleges and universities—and how to get American higher education back on trackA quarter of a million dollars. It's the going tab for four years at most top-tier universities. Why does it cost so much and is it worth it?Renowned sociologist Andrew Hacker and New York Times writer Claudia Dreifus make an incisive case that the American way of higher education, now a $420 ... Read more

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What's gone wrong at our colleges and universities—and how to get American higher education back on trackA quarter of a million dollars. It's the going tab for four years at most top-tier universities. Why does it cost so much and is it worth it?Renowned sociologist Andrew Hacker and New York Times writer Claudia Dreifus make an incisive case that the American way of higher education, now a $420
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Paying the Price

College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream

by Sara Goldrick-Rab ...

A "bracing and well-argued" study of America's college debt crisis—"necessary reading for anyone concerned about the fate of American higher education" ( Kirkus).College is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources they need to pay for it. In Paying the Price, education ... Read more

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A "bracing and well-argued" study of America's college debt crisis—"necessary reading for anyone concerned about the fate of American higher education" ( Kirkus).College is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources they need to pay for it. In Paying the Price, education
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Beer and Circus

How Big-Time College Sports Is Crippling Undergraduate Education

by Murray Sperber ...

Beer and Circus presents a no-holds-barred examination of the troubled relationship between college sports and higher education from a leading authority on the subject.Murray Sperber turns common perceptions about big-time college athletics inside out. He shows, for instance, that contrary to popular belief the money coming in to universities from sports programs never makes it to academic ... Read more

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Beer and Circus presents a no-holds-barred examination of the troubled relationship between college sports and higher education from a leading authority on the subject.Murray Sperber turns common perceptions about big-time college athletics inside out. He shows, for instance, that contrary to popular belief the money coming in to universities from sports programs never makes it to academic
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Saturday Millionaires

How Winning Football Builds Winning Colleges

by Kristi Dosh ...

Last year Football Bowl Subdivision college football programs produced over $1 billion in net revenue. Record-breaking television contracts were announced. Despite the enormous revenue, college football is in upheaval. Schools are accused of throwing their academic mission aside to fund their football teams. The media and fans are beating the drum for athletes to be paid. And the conferences are ... Read more

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Last year Football Bowl Subdivision college football programs produced over $1 billion in net revenue. Record-breaking television contracts were announced. Despite the enormous revenue, college football is in upheaval. Schools are accused of throwing their academic mission aside to fund their football teams. The media and fans are beating the drum for athletes to be paid. And the conferences are
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Is College Worth It?

A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken Promise of Higher Education

by William J. Bennett, David Wilezol ...

Is college worth the ever-increasing cost?From the mouths of politicians and parents alike, the notion that "everyone should go to college" is conventional wisdom in America. Yet half of today's college graduates are unemployed or underemployed. They have little to show for their time in school but a massive amount of student-loan debt and an education that's left them unprepared for the workplace ... Read more

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Is college worth the ever-increasing cost?From the mouths of politicians and parents alike, the notion that "everyone should go to college" is conventional wisdom in America. Yet half of today's college graduates are unemployed or underemployed. They have little to show for their time in school but a massive amount of student-loan debt and an education that's left them unprepared for the workplace
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Free $ For College For Dummies

by David Rosen, Caryn Mladen ...

Demystifies the scholarship selection processWrite winning essays and get financial aidNeed money for college? This simple, straightforward guide shows you how to find scholarships, grants, and other "free money" to use toward your college expenses. You get expert advice on applying for federal grants, participating in state tuition plans, competing for scholarships from private organizations, and ... Read more

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Demystifies the scholarship selection processWrite winning essays and get financial aidNeed money for college? This simple, straightforward guide shows you how to find scholarships, grants, and other "free money" to use toward your college expenses. You get expert advice on applying for federal grants, participating in state tuition plans, competing for scholarships from private organizations, and
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