Fri, Nov 6, 2009 -- 9:00 AM
UC Berkeley's Sports Budget
As California's universities face increasing
budget shortfalls, some professors at UC Berkeley insist
that subsidizing intercollegiate athletics should be
stopped immediately. Others argue that to do so would
have drastic consequences for campus life. We discuss
the issue, and options for resolving athletic and
academic funding.
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Host: Dave Iverson
Guests:
- Alice Agogino, professor of mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley and a leading voice in the 'Academics First' group
- Amy Perko, executive director of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
- Brian Barsky, professor of computer science and vision science at UC Berkeley and a leading voice in the 'Academics First' group
- Dan Mogulof, executive director of public affairs for UC Berkeley
- Sandy Barbour, director of athletics for UC Berkeley


