Shorette, C. R. (2014, May 6). The losing culture of college sports: Thoughts from a higher education idealist. Retrieved from http://www.naspa.org/rpi/posts/the-losing-culture-of-college-sports-thoughts-from-a-higher-education-ideal
“After closely following the initial public reactions to the recent unionization efforts of football players at Northwestern University and further engaging in related conversations with my colleagues and friends, I was convinced that I should write a piece critiquing the football players’ approach to achieving their desired outcomes.
However, my concerns about student-athlete unionization were sufficiently addressed by the resultant National Labor Relations Board ruling and the ensuing public intellectual debate. More importantly, though, after reflecting on what I believed was the real issue at hand, the right to unionize was not what emerged as the most pressing issue—it was culture.”
Rob Shorette, fourth year HALE doctoral candidate, is a fellow of NASPA’s Research & Policy Institute (RPI).