Paying College Athletes
By JAMES K. FITZPATRICK At first glance one would think there is no moral dimension or “Catholic angle” to the question about whether college athletes should be permitted to unionize, or to whether they should be paid above and beyond the tuition, room, and board scholarships that are currently given to them. But that may not be the case. Catholic colleges are among the schools with big-time athletic programs, especially basketball. Any dishonesty that is embedded in the current system, or in proposals to change it, involves them. This issue came out front and center in recent weeks because of a ruling by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board that gave college football players the right to…Continue Reading