Were honored to have the full Committee Chairman with us this morning and i expect senator blumenthal the Ranking Member to join us momentarily. As chairman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over amateur athletics i welcome all of you to todays hearing, it is entitled name, image, likeness of athletic compensation. The expectation or hope that we might limit ourselves to the type of conversation but have no control over my colleagues or necessarily what the witnesses will say that may take us broader in scope. I absolutely look forward to hearing from her witnesses and im appreciative of all l of thm in the university of kansas, the president of Athletic Association and the big 12 and two former student athletes. In my home state we have a rich history of College Enter College Athletics, university of kansas one in the womens soccer team one the 12to title last in my hometown of manhattan, phil snyder revolutionized College Football at Kansas State University and the legacy continu
After this so leave your chairs where they are that would be great also we are recording this event with that question and answer portion of the program we just want to hear what you have to say and we are here for the book trump for the book true gentlemen of the Fraternity System across the country that have been getting a lot of publicity but specifically sigma Alpha Episilon with those under graduate brothers representatives have been extreme where we listening to john today with this . And also a finalist for the pulitzer two years ago to enjoy dinner conversation today as the top editor for Higher Education and the Washington Post contributor [applause] it is great to be here. So we will open for questions. How many if you are in fraternities . , and if you are parents . To get about third in fraternities. Were you in a fraternity . With a series of stories that Bloomberg News and when i was finished i found myself with all these questions, why did so men desperately want to join
Event, cspan is here as well. During the question and answer portion of the program, step up to the microphone over here, we want to be able to hear what you have to say. Always wonderful as well. So today, and colleges across the country. And many books written about it as well. And the national organization, and it is a bit extreme, why are we listening to john today on this. Two time winner of the book award, the only reporter granted the cooperation, president , and a finalist for the pulitzer a few years ago, quite a few honors there, and he is joined by the top editor of the chronicle for Higher Education and author of the book there is life after college and with that i will leave it to them, thanks for coming up. [applause] it is great to be here, welcome to washington. We are going to talk for 25 minutes or so and open up for questions from the audience but i want a sense of who is in the audience. How many of you were in fraternities . A couple. How many of you, parents or ch
These debates and you can catch audio of these on the podcast you will find in the store. I would like to thank the foundation for making this yearf he is possible. Im the economics books editor and the director and the moderator. For more information to buyor tickets to the future debate, go to the website at the support forum. Org. The audience initially votes for, against or undecided on the resolution and then again after the debate is over. It is as follows. Americas colleges in the environment that makes them aa hostile space for africanamerican students. Defending the resolution to my right we have Lawrence Ross thes author of black bold blackandwhite politics and race on americas campuses. It. With any questions you want to put to him after the debate. We have Camille Foster in telecommunications entrepreneurt and host and cohost of the libertarian podcast the fifth column. [applause] so now we will close the voting can begin. Colleges foster the racist environment that the the
These debates and you can catch audio of these on the podcast you will find in the store. I would like to thank the foundation for making this yearf he is possible. Im the economics books editor and the director and the moderator. For more information to buyor tickets to the future debate, go to the website at the support forum. Org. The audience initially votes for, against or undecided on the resolution and then again after the debate is over. It is as follows. Americas colleges in the environment that makes them aa hostile space for africanamerican students. Defending the resolution to my right we have Lawrence Ross thes author of black bold blackandwhite politics and race on americas campuses. It. With any questions you want to put to him after the debate. We have Camille Foster in telecommunications entrepreneurt and host and cohost of the libertarian podcast the fifth column. [applause] so now we will close the voting can begin. Colleges foster the racist environment that the the