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Television rights are the economic engine of college sports, with windfalls flowing directly into universities’ coaching salaries, facilities and recruiting infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

We can be pluralists about universities’ distinctive missions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Much of the universities’ work is supported by the government — $17 billion a year, including matching Medicaid and Medicare funding and student aid.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Chief executive Vivienne Stern says raising fees in line with inflation will "help to halt the long-term erosion of universities' financial sustainability, following a decade of fee freezes".

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Conant figured that recruiting Lawrence would eliminate with one stroke the two universities’ disparity in experimental physics.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik