Wednesday, September 21st, 6 pm
Breedlove Room of Perkins Library
Team Kenan
Team Kenan launches the fall series of iThink Café events with a discussion of the tradeoffs of college sports.
Big-time university athletic programs generate revenue and scholarship opportunities for athletes, but are they good overall for schools? What are the costs–intellectual, economic, or cultural–of trying to make prowess on the field coexist with intellectual quality in the classroom? Alternatively, is this controversy overblown? Should we all just relax and enjoy a central part of the modern college experience?
Discussion with Charles Clotfelter, Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics and Law; Wayne Norman, Mike and Ruth Mackowski Professor of Ethics; and Orin Starn, Chair and Professor of Cultural Anthropology.
The iThink: An Ethics Cafe series consists of informal discussion events that focus on a new topic each session and provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to talk about ethics in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Contact Christian Ferney for more information.