“We don’t cut the philosophy or music department because it’s non-revenue. We don’t demand that those kids majoring in some esoteric math are less worthy than the business school students who are being counted on to donate hefty sums of money back once they make it big. But when it comes to track, gymnastics, swimming, and most other sports, we attach a label that anyone in college athletics dreads: non-revenue. It is a label designed to make those sports feel thankful that they are around. That’s some serious BS.”
– Excerpt from an article from the The Growth Equation (
), a blog founded by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness, expressing disdain for many colleges using Covid-19 an an excuse to cut non-revenue sports.
Ummm. Philosophy and music departments are revenue producing. Students majoring in philosophy or music pay tuition. Students do not pay tuition to run track.