University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education

Written by:
Joshua Hunt
Narrated by:
Chris Andrew Ciulla

Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
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Release Date
February 2019
Duration
8 hours 29 minutes
Summary
The dramatic expose of how the University of Oregon sold its soul to Nike, and what that means for the future of our public institutions and our society.

In the mid-1990s, facing severe cuts to its public funding, the University of Oregon-like so many colleges across the country-was desperate for cash. Luckily, the Oregon Ducks' 1995 Rose Bowl berth caught the attention of the school's wealthiest alumnus: Nike founder Phil Knight, who was seeking new marketing angles at the collegiate level. And so the University of Nike was born: Knight has so far donated more than half a billion dollars to the school in exchange for high-visibility branding opportunities.

But as journalist Joshua Hunt shows in University of Nike, Oregon has paid dearly for the veneer of financial prosperity and athletic success that has come with this brand partnering.

Hunt uncovers efforts to conceal university records, buried sexual assault allegations against university athletes, and cases of corporate overreach into academics and campus life.

Encompassing more than just sports and the academy, University of Nike is a riveting story of our times.
University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education
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