Trustees and Presidents: A Podcast for University Leaders On College Athletics

By Dr. Karen Weaver

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Hosted by Karen Weaver, EdD, she interviews key leaders, stakeholders and those impacting the business of college sports and higher education. From Division I to Divisions II and III, senior campus leaders now have a chance to learn about the challenges nearly every institution is facing post-pandemic. Today, athletics plays an even more crucial role in enrollment, retention, alumni donations, campus spirit, housing and dining, and marketing Pre-order Karen Weaver's new book NOW: "Understanding College Athletics" https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/33296/understanding-college-athletics

Episode Date
Trustees Can’t Do The Job They Are Told To Do: Michigan State’s Battle Over College Athletics Oversight
May 10, 2026
School Spirit: It's Not Just About Athletics Anymore
May 08, 2026
Utah State’s Brad Mortensen on PAC-12, Revenue, and Reinvention
Apr 22, 2026
Prediction Markets, Campus Wide Risks, and the New Gambling Frontier
Apr 21, 2026
Who's Managing the Game? Inside the NCAA Division III President's Council
Apr 17, 2026
Michael Sorrell on Leading Paul Quinn College, Purpose and Mission, and the Future of the NCAA
Apr 15, 2026
Could Participation in College Sports Lead to an Academic Major? The Growing Push Tying Athletics Closer to an Academic Discipline
Apr 12, 2026
Asleep at the Wheel: How College Sports Undervalues Women’s Sports in an Era of Tremendous Investment
Apr 05, 2026
Mixing Football, Brand Power, and Academic Strategy in Shawnee State’s D-II Leap
Apr 05, 2026
Inside College Sports Upheaval with Dr. Bobby Robbins of UArizona
Mar 22, 2026
Inside Wagner College's Division I Team‑First, Brand‑Savvy Athlete Culture
Mar 19, 2026
Division I Conference Gaps & College Sports’ Uncertain Future
Mar 13, 2026
What Schools Have Been Hurt The Most By The House v NCAA Settlement ?
Mar 11, 2026
Disruption Can Lead to Innovation-Can College Athletics Transform?
Mar 07, 2026
Trustees, NIL & the New Athletics Reality
Mar 01, 2026
From NIL Chaos to Athlete Safety: Why College Athletics Is Now a Top 10 Risk for Higher Education
Feb 15, 2026
When Headlines Hit the Bottom Line: How College Sports Scandals and Settlements Are Reshaping University Credit Ratings
Jan 18, 2026
College Sports 2.0: Reinventing Revenue with Michael Schreiber, Founder, Playfly Sports
Jan 12, 2026
The Sports Broadcasting Act-should college sports be included in a revised Federal Law?
Dec 10, 2025
Rethinking College Athletics: One College's Revolutionary Shift Towards Wellness
Dec 09, 2025
Is college athletics in a workplace crisis? This higher education expert says yes
Dec 01, 2025
Inside the 'Premium' Economy : How Genius Sports' NCAA Partnership Will Power the Future of College Sports
Nov 30, 2025
Dr. Luke Wood's Bold Plan: Making Sac State a Flagship FBS school in Five Years
Nov 23, 2025
Big Ten's $2.4B Deal: When Trustees Get Left in the Dark
Nov 19, 2025
Could a Separate Governance Structure for P4 Football Alleviate the College Sports Doom Loop? This DI President Thinks So
Nov 18, 2025
From Endowments to Enrollment: The New Economics of College and College Sports
Nov 12, 2025
NEW Content: Inside the 25-Year Deal: UKentucky & JMI Sports' Bold Athletics Model
Oct 30, 2025
Inside the 25-Year Deal: UKentucky & JMI Sports' Bold Athletics Model
Oct 23, 2025
NIL, Data Rights and Revenue Gen: The New Frontier in College Sports
Oct 23, 2025
Two Campuses, Two Conferences, One Vision: System Leadership in College Sports
Oct 06, 2025
Lackawanna’s Leap: Their Historic Jump from NJCAA to NCAA
Oct 01, 2025
After 3,000 miles, This University Found a New Athletics Identity
Sep 25, 2025
$500 million investment comes to college athletics-A conversation with Elevate's Jonathan Marks
Sep 24, 2025
Navigating NIL Contracts: Insights from Legal Experts
Aug 18, 2025
The Conservative Agenda In Higher Education Comes For Athletics
Aug 05, 2025
"Opting In" Became a Strategic Decision"-A Conversation With Canisius President Steve Stoute
Jul 22, 2025
Not done yet-5 changes impacting college athletics after the House settlement-Ross Dellinger
Jul 18, 2025
A Philly "Big 5" School Navigates the New World of Division I-A Conversation with LaSalle's Dan Allen
Jul 08, 2025
"When it Comes to College Athletics, There's a 100% Chance of Continued Fog"
May 29, 2025
Price of Play: Economist Dan Rascher Breaks Down the $2.8 Billion House v. NCAA Settlement
May 03, 2025
Navigating Private Equity in College Sports with Shamrock Capital's Mike LaSalle
Apr 25, 2025
Presidential Leadership in a Changing College Athletics Landscape-An interview with Maryland President Darryll Pines
Apr 25, 2025
NIU's Strategic Shift in Athletic Conferences-Interview with Sean Frazier, VP/AD
Apr 17, 2025
A Time for Choosing-Saint Francis Moves from DI to DIII
Mar 28, 2025
Sports Betting, Mental Health, and the Hidden Risks of March Madness
Mar 27, 2025
“We have more athletes than we have fans”
Mar 25, 2025
Trustees and Politics: UNC’s Leadership Battle and the Bill Belichick Shake-Up
Mar 04, 2025
Playing FAIR: NIL Dispute Resolutions Emerge in College Sports
Mar 02, 2025
What's Inside the Power 4 NIL contracts athletes will sign?.
Feb 26, 2025
The Search for Integrity in College Athletics: Indiana President Emeritus Tom Ehrlich on Leadership, Money, and the Future of Sports
Feb 19, 2025
From DEI to NCAA: The Shifting Landscape of Higher Ed
Feb 19, 2025
A President’s Guide to Elevating Institutional Value Through College Sports & Storytelling
Feb 11, 2025
How Can DI University Leaders Navigate Legal Challenges in the New Landscape of College Athletics?
Jan 10, 2025
Accelerating Change: Improving the Athlete Experience Through Active Athlete Involvement
Jan 06, 2025
Leading Change in Division III: Athletics, Enrollment and the NCAA's Role for College Presidents
Jan 05, 2025
The MAC's Mission: Elevating Ethics and Sustainability in College Athletics
Dec 11, 2024
Are Demographics Destiny? A Look at Higher Ed's Future in the Philadelphia Region
Dec 11, 2024
Small Colleges, Big Changes: Serious Challenges at the Intersection of Enrollment and College Athletics
Nov 13, 2024
Inside the Game: U. Kentucky Embraces Private Equity Strategies, Growing Revenues and the Future of College Athletics
Nov 07, 2024
The Hidden Game: Inside College Athletes' NIL Paychecks and How the Money Machine Actually Works
Oct 24, 2024
Money Over Mission? West Coast Presidents Navigate Conference Realignment
Oct 09, 2024
Now That Judge Wilken Has Approved The NCAA Settlement, What’s Next? Two Experts Weigh In
Oct 08, 2024
Can Football Solve Campus Enrollment Issues?
May 09, 2024
Courtside to Herstory: Inside the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
May 02, 2024
If Private Equity Enters College Athletics, Should Athletes Be Financial Stakeholders?
Apr 10, 2024
The Business of College Athletes-A Conversation with Jason Belzer
Mar 31, 2024
College Athlete Healthcare: Standards, Challenges and the Path Forward
Mar 24, 2024
The Challenge of Navigating the Transfer Portal
Mar 14, 2024
A Basketball-Centric University Focuses On Transparency and Culture To Survive
Mar 06, 2024
The Streaming World Has Come To Divisions II and III-How’s It Going?
Mar 01, 2024
Employment, Collective Bargaining and Title IX-Views From Capitol Hill and Campus
Feb 21, 2024
Where does the college presidency go from here?
Feb 20, 2024
What College Athletes Should Know About Wealth and Equity: A Conversation with Michael B. Jordan
Feb 05, 2024
Innovation Districts Drive New Revenues To College Districts: Could They Do The Same For NIL?
Jan 31, 2024
Finding the Right Help at the Right Time: Unleashing the Power of Real Response
Jan 15, 2024
Hey, College Leaders-Sports Betting is Thriving On Your Campus
Nov 20, 2023
The New World of Broadcast NIL
Nov 07, 2023
The Hazing and Abuse Must Stop-Why Do College Leaders Struggle To Stop This?
Nov 07, 2023
Upending College Sports Amateurism: Two Experts Weigh In On the Future For College Athletes
Nov 01, 2023
We Started With The Premise-"We Shouldn't Do This"-But They Did: West Georgia Moves to DI
Oct 25, 2023
UCLA QB Chase Griffin Knows His Values in Life-- and in the NIL Space
Aug 02, 2023
Building a More Resilient University: Embracing New Ideas and Strategies
Jul 27, 2023
Can NIL Democratize College Athletics? An Important Perspective for Higher Education Executives
Jun 22, 2023
The College Presidency and Big-Time College Sports-Where Are The Women Leaders?
Jun 22, 2023
Chat GPT, Data Privacy, AI and Athletes' Rights Are Challenging the Norms of College Sports
May 20, 2023
Think Athletics is Tough? State Political Battles in Florida and Texas Make College Presidencies Even More Fraught
May 02, 2023
Athletics is Crucial To Survival--The Pivotal Relationship Between Division III Athletics and Enrollment Management
Apr 10, 2023
"I Didn't Sign Up For This." Leadership In A Time of Disruption: A Conversation with BakerTilly's Dave Capitano and Adrienne Larmett
Apr 02, 2023
NIL and Taxes--How Do Athletes and Parents Sort Through The March "Madness"
Mar 26, 2023
2x Division I President Weighs In On College Football Playoff Expansion and How To Best Improve Athlete Welfare
Mar 26, 2023
Transformation is the new NCAA buzzword-what does that mean for this DIII Conference? A look at the Empire 8.
Mar 01, 2023
Athletics and Higher Education Struggle With Implicit Bias-what is it and why does it matter?
Feb 18, 2023
New Research Shows Sports Betting Mobile Apps Are Cannibalizing Casino Tax Revenues in West Virginia-should public universities in other states be concerned?
Feb 13, 2023
Just what are a college athlete's rights when it comes to the First Amendment, procedural due process, and Title IX? A UConn soccer player's court case may answer this question
Feb 10, 2023
Michigan State Swimmers Lost The Battle But May Have Won The War-A Conversation with the Attorneys Who Won the Landmark Settlement
Jan 28, 2023
Former Boise State President Bob Kustra Discusses A President's "Learning Curve" Around Athletics-Especially With A Top 25 Football Program
Jan 22, 2023
"For a President, Athletics Should Be a Hand's On Endeavor"-A Conversation with Dean Jim Antony (UCSD) and President Ana Mari Cauce (U Washington)
Jan 16, 2023
Financial Data And Conference Realignment: How Can A College President Access Athletics Financial Data When Considering A New Conference?
Nov 01, 2022
In Today's Economy, Careers in College Athletics and Higher Ed Should Include Opportunities To Earn Credentials, Certificates and Develop Entrepreneurial Skills
Oct 24, 2022
Athletic Departments Need To Ensure Their Athletes Are Safe-What Presidents Should Know About Off-Field Safety And Medical Care
Sep 29, 2022
What College Presidents Need To Know About The Billion Dollar Media Landscape-A Conversation With Bob Thompson, former President of Fox Sports
Sep 05, 2022
Who's Responsible for Making Sure An Academic Scandal Never Happens Again? At UNC Chapel Hill-- Everyone.
Sep 02, 2022
Division III Transformation and Change Ahead-A Conversation With Empire 8 Commissioner Chuck Mitrano
Jul 31, 2022
A New President Leads The Smallest DI Campus In The Nation
Jul 04, 2022
For West Coast Conference, ‘Russell Rule’ Shows Early Promise In Diversifying Athletic Departments
Jun 19, 2022
The Incentives in College Athletics Are Backwards-Mental Health of Athletes and Staff Must Receive The Highest Priority
Jun 08, 2022
Disruptive Thinking in the New Era of Higher Education: A Conversation With PASSHE Leaders Dan Greenstein and Cindy Shapira
May 08, 2022
What's the Deal with NIL Collectives? Mit Winter, Attorney and National NIL Expert, Provides an Inside Look
Apr 30, 2022
The Cinderella Effect on March Madness-What a Magical Run Through The Tournament Really Means For The Bottom Line
Apr 09, 2022
Two Former Presidents Discuss Leadership, the Presidency, and Defining A Campus Athletics Culture
Mar 21, 2022
Holden Thorp Looks Back on UNC and The Myth of "The Carolina Way"
Mar 17, 2022
Now Is The Time For HBCUs To Elevate Their Brands-A Conversation With Cory Moss, CEO of Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC)
Mar 11, 2022
When It Comes To Big-Time College Sports, Penn State’s New President Has Walked Through The Fire Before-Two Trustees Take Us Behind The Scenes
Mar 07, 2022
Would a Version of a "Luxury Tax" Work for College Sports? What About A Model That a Rewards Investments in Athlete Health and Well-Being?
Jan 31, 2022
An Inside Look At The Partnership Between a DI Commissioner And The Presidential Board-A Primer For New College Presidents
Jan 24, 2022
Is Your Athletics Director Proposing To Drop Sports To Save Money? Tell Them To Listen To This Podcast Before They Take Any Actions
Jan 22, 2022
The Great Resignation Is Real-The Coalition That Is Working To Strengthen Olympic Sports on College Campuses
Jan 13, 2022
What Options Do Senior Campus Leaders Have When It Comes to Getting Athletics Spending Under Control? A Conversation With Kevin Blue.
Jan 13, 2022
Meal Money, Jim Harbaugh and Michigan-A Conversation with the Detroit Free Press' David Jesse
Dec 03, 2021
The Growing Economic Power of Women's Sports-A Conversation with Outspoken Advocate, David Berri
Nov 05, 2021
How Do You Keep Your University Out of Legal Trouble when the Goalposts Keep Shifting?
Oct 30, 2021
Talking all things Gen Z recruitment-What Senior Campus Leaders should know about Augmented Reality
Oct 22, 2021
Does The Winning Get Old? A Conversation with Title IX Attorney and a Top 100 Lawyer, Arthur H. Bryant
Oct 18, 2021
A Conversation with Washington Post's Ben Strauss: Should We Have The Same Athletics Association For Both Alcorn State and the University of Alabama? Not If The Media Revenues Aren't Shared Equitably.
Sep 28, 2021
How A Bill Becomes A Law--Inside One State's NIL Process of Crafting State Legislation
Sep 23, 2021
Athlete Biometrics--Who Owns What? An Interview with Kristy Gale, Principal, Sports Data Strategies
Sep 19, 2021
Legal Considerations in the NIL era--Guidance for Senior Leaders from a former SEC General Counsel
Jul 19, 2021
NCAA v Alston: An Interview With Two Key Behind-The-Scenes Players: Ramogi Huma and Makan Delrahim
Jun 24, 2021
As One College Rises, Another Disappears; Athletes And Coaches Are Left With Uncertainty
May 16, 2021
How Can College Athletes Better Use Their Voices To Drive Change?
Apr 18, 2021
Michigan's Board of Regents has faced a tumultuous year--A Conversation with Board Chair, Denise Ilitch
Apr 13, 2021
A College President's Guide to the Issues-NCAA v Alston
Mar 31, 2021
This Trend Accelerated The Financial Crisis for Higher Education and Athletics
Mar 31, 2021
March Madness Inequities--Almost 50 Years After Title IX, Why Are We Still Struggling With Equity?
Mar 25, 2021
The Institutional Strategy Behind NKU's Ascent to Division I Athletics
Mar 23, 2021
Head's Up: Concussions and 'Return To Play' Protocols Present Serious Risk Management Issues for Senior Leaders
Mar 16, 2021
This influential faculty member at the US Naval Academy can speak to the the Vice-Admiral with a mere moment's notice
Mar 11, 2021
The Women's Collegiate Coaching Pipeline is Collapsing
Mar 04, 2021
Legalized Gambling on Regular Season College Games is Coming--What Every College Leader Needs To Know
Feb 25, 2021
Understanding Why College Athletics and Antitrust Law Keep Colliding-Makan Delrahim, former DOJ antitrust attorney
Feb 20, 2021
Life on a Big Time Basketball Campus--A Conversation with Larry Moneta, former VP of Student Affairs at Duke University
Jan 31, 2021
FOIA, FOIA, FOIA...the Explosion of Independent Investigative Journalism in College Sports
Jan 19, 2021
The Paris Olympic Games in 2024 will look very different-how will that impact Collegiate Olympic Sports?
Jan 17, 2021
Disruption-The 2020 Review of College Athletics
Dec 15, 2020
If colleges keep dropping Olympic sports, what happens to the US Olympic teams' chances?
Dec 04, 2020
Higher Education's Complicity in the Youth Sports Industrial Complex--A Conversation with Tom Farrey, Executive Director, Project Play
Nov 19, 2020
So You Think You Want to be a College President (During A Pandemic and with Airline Layoffs)
Nov 12, 2020
Dropping Olympic Sports, Conference TV revenues and Stressed Athletics Budgets--A Look at Fall 2020 So Far
Nov 09, 2020
Navigating The Economic, Cultural, Structural And Regulatory Pressures that Surround Higher Education And College Athletics
Nov 01, 2020
Alaska's University System Faces Drastic Financial Cuts, And Not Just From Covid-19 - A Conversation with former President James Johnsen
Oct 27, 2020
Presidential Support From A Division I Athletics Director's Perspective-What works and what doesn't
Oct 20, 2020
What Does College Athletics Look Like in 2021?
Oct 05, 2020
Who Decides Whether A College Survives Or Dies? In Part, the Accreditation Agency It Belongs To
Sep 23, 2020
Who's In Charge In The Big Ten? Why The 1990 Decision To Add Penn State Might Give Us A Clue
Sep 13, 2020
A Senior Leader's Guide To Navigating Names, Images and Likenesses Quagmire-A Former Chair of the NCAA Presidents' Council Clarifies The Complexities
Sep 10, 2020
The Role Of College Trustees In Making Athletics Decisions: The Synergy Between Boards and Presidents
Sep 03, 2020
Division III Conference Was Confident Their Return to Campus Plans Were Sound- Then The NCAA Stepped In
Aug 28, 2020
A 3 Time Division I College President Weighs In On NCAA Reform Efforts-A Conversation with Nancy Zimpher, Ph.D
Aug 19, 2020
The Pandemic Will Drive Down Media Revenues: What Does That Mean For Big Ten And Pac-12 In 2020?
Aug 15, 2020
President to President--A Conversation About Playing Football in 2020
Aug 12, 2020
Mid-Summer Break--What Sports Could Be Played In The Coronavirus Era?
Jul 31, 2020
"The Summer Melt Could Turn Into A Summer Avalanche"
Jul 30, 2020
"College Athletes Bill of Rights" --A Conversation With Kendall Spencer, former National Chair of SAAC
Jul 29, 2020
The Pac-12 Conference Is An Elite Athletic Conference-Why Do They Struggle Earning Sports Media Revenues?
Jul 28, 2020
Small Private Colleges Are Facing Serious Enrollment Challenges in Fall 2020, Especially With Athletic Conferences Canceling Fall Sports
Jul 23, 2020
The Controversy Surrounding Re-Opening Our Campuses-How Do The Decisions Get Made?
Jul 14, 2020
Stanford dropped 11 sports, Vanderbilt cuts most of athletic communications dept....analysis from a PR expert on how schools manage difficult messaging around college sports
Jul 08, 2020
Regional Public Universities in the Great Lakes Region Are Under Tremendous Pressure, and not just from COVID-19
Jun 25, 2020
Where Do Black College Athletes in Minneapolis fit In after George Floyd's death? A Candid Conversation With A Legend in Minnesota Journalism, Charles Hallman
Jun 18, 2020
Liability and Lawsuits: What To Know In The Covid-19 Era
Jun 11, 2020
A University of Michigan Regent Speaks About Social Change and Why Jim Harbaugh Has Got It Right
Jun 04, 2020
Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota--A Regent's View Of The Riots And A President's Decisions To Cut Ties With A Local Police Department
May 30, 2020
Infectious Disease Expert Talks About Return To Play For College Athletes
May 21, 2020
Return to Play Guidelines--How to start thinking about bringing athletics back to campus
May 14, 2020
Recruiting Out-Of-State Students--How State Funding Deficits And Big Time College Football Go Together in Land Grant Universities
May 14, 2020
Names, Images, Likenesses ... Two Perspectives on the NCAA Progress Letter
May 08, 2020
Is There Any Way College Athletes Can Play This Fall--What Should College Trustees Know?
May 07, 2020
Scott Cowan, President Emeritus at Tulane University talks the challenges of being competitive in Division I athletics
Apr 30, 2020
A College President Leading Future Medical Professionals In The Age Of Coronavirus
Apr 23, 2020
Big Time Pressure in a Big Time Athletics Conference--The Critical Role of the Faculty Athletics Representative in the Southeastern Conference
Apr 23, 2020
Higher Education Finances in a Post-Coronavirous World- What's it like to be a Chief Financial Officer today?
Apr 16, 2020
Student Fees, Student Affairs...And Just What Is An Athletics Direct Report?
Apr 16, 2020
Small Colleges Must Begin To Address The Challenges Ahead, And That Includes Athletics
Apr 09, 2020
Seeing Around Corners-The Legal World Of Higher Education And Athletics-The General Counsel
Apr 09, 2020
Why the Academic Fraud Case At North Carolina Remains Unpenalized To This Day
Apr 02, 2020
Disruption in Athletics and Higher Education in the Coronavirus Era
Apr 02, 2020
Abilene Christian's jump from Division II to Division I--How One School Executed the Plan
Mar 26, 2020
Gender Equity In A Changing Enrollment Environment-A Conversation With An NAIA President
Mar 19, 2020
Drama in the Board Room--The University of South Carolina's Trustees Have a "Misguided Governance Culture"
Mar 12, 2020
The Big East Conference --A View From The Inside With Val Ackerman
Mar 05, 2020
What Can College Presidents And Trustees Learn From The Ivy League Model? An Interview With Jeff Orleans
Feb 27, 2020
Can We Do Athletics Differently?
Feb 20, 2020
A Regent Speaks Out About Athlete Safety--My Interview With Linda Shoemaker, University of Colorado-Boulder
Feb 13, 2020
Conversations with a Division I President, Carol Cartwright
Feb 06, 2020
Using Your Athletics Program to Drive Enrollment and Retention
Jan 30, 2020
Life in a Basketball Centric Conference-A Conversation With Mark Reed, President, Saint Joseph's University
Jan 23, 2020
Higher Ed, College Athletics and State Budgets--A Frank Discussion with Scott Pattison
Jan 16, 2020
Athletics and the small college--thoughts from a Division III president
Jan 09, 2020
Trustee Interference at Wayne State University-with David Jesse, reporter @freep
Jan 02, 2020
Trustees and Presidents--Managing College Sports--coming January 1, 2020
Nov 29, 2019