• Minnesota Public Radio
  • Stations
      Cancel
    • NewsMPR News mprnews.org
    • The CurrentThe Current thecurrent.org
    • ClassicalClassical MPR classicalmpr.org
    • Minnesota Public Radiompr.org
  • MPR Information
    MPR Information
    Cancel
    • Give Now
    • Archive
    • Events
      • Tickets
      • Events Calendar
      • MPR Custom Travel
    • Shop
    • About us
      • Radio Heartland
      • Wonderground Radio
      • Company Information
      • Stations
      • Public Insight Journalism
      • Contact Info
      • Press Room
      • MPR People
      • Career Opportunities
      • Partners
      • Educational Sponsors
      • Minnesotans for MPR
      • Tapes & Transcripts
      • Tower Rental
    • Members
      • Member Benefits
      • Sustaining Membership
      • More Ways to Give
      • Contact Us
      • Become a Member
    • Give Now
Search MPR
Cancel
On Campus

MPR News Intelligence on higher education

Tag: sports

Student Life

Reader: Big-time sports had nothing to do with Penn State scandal

Alex Friedrich November 14, 2011, 7:25 AM Nov 14, 2011
2

College grad Chip Davis of our Public Insight Network writes that the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal says little about universities and their connection to big-money sports: No one but “the person in charge of the institution” (according to 23 Pa.C.S. § 6311) is legally required to make such a report. The observer (a graduate Read more →

Student Life

Why college sports reform would be limited

Alex Friedrich November 11, 2011, 12:45 PM Nov 11, 2011
0

Public Insight Network member Lisa Nordeen, a former athlete and coach as well as Minnesota professor and sport sociologist with extensive Division I experience, said calls for reform can only go so far: Sure, reform is needed. However, college athletics has become so imbedded within our society that it would be next to impossible to Read more →

Student Life

Should college sports be broken off into separate businesses?

Alex Friedrich November 11, 2011, 10:41 AM Nov 11, 2011
0

The Public Insight Network query on the meaning behind the Penn State scandal has brought out a lot of folks who think college sports have grown too big and need to be separated from the schools themselves. (One could argue that wouldn’t solve the actual problem, but would remove that section of it from higher Read more →

Student Life

So what does the Penn State scandal mean?

Alex Friedrich November 10, 2011, 12:31 PM Nov 10, 2011
0

News of the Pennsylvania State University child sex-abuse scandal is all over the news today. To what extent is what’s happening on the Penn State campus reflective of American higher education and how it handles big-time college sports? We’ve asked folks in our Public Insight Network to give us their perspectives, and we’d love to Read more →

Newer › Next 10 posts
  • Member Supported · Join Now ›
    “I love being part of such a gift to the community, free on their radio or computer, anytime!” —Shelly from Blaine, MN
  • Sponsor
  • Latest from MPR News Blogs
    • NewsCut

      The future of NewsCut? We need your thoughts

    • Updraft® - MPR News

      Lake Superior ice-cover running way below average

  • Sponsor
Sponsor
More MPR News
  • Listen Live
  • Audio help
  • MPR News on iOS
  • MPR News on Android
  • MPR News blogs
  • iOS Streaming app
  • Android Streaming app
  • Podcasts
  • RSS feeds
  • Program schedule
  • Station directory
  • About Minnesota Public Radio
  • Contact Us
  • Shop
  • Become a Member
  • Volunteer
  • Fundraising Credentials
  • Terms of use
  • Your privacy rights
  • Public Inspection Files

Minnesota Public Radio ©2021. All rights reserved.