{"podcast":{"title":"Future U Podcast - The Pulse of Higher Ed","slug":"future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204","podcast_index_feed_id":1134204,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ZQ_SFkhE","website_url":"https://www.futureupodcast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cb4d83e1-3cce-4e6f-81ee-df856ce85f6e/f2f5d573-d04b-469b-ab51-d263da3560ef/3000x3000/futureu.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn","episode_count":232,"summary":"Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn discuss what’s next for higher education and talk with the newsmakers you want to hear from most. Find the latest news and insights into the current trends in higher ed on the Future U. Podcast.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204"},"episode":{"title":"Athletics Departments Have Become ‘Shadow Universities’","slug":"athletics-departments-have-become-shadow-universities","published_at":"2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/athletics-departments-have-become-shadow-universities","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204","url":"https://www.futureupodcast.com","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/7b6897f4-afba-4d7a-be0b-bb2ae8749538/bba6607e-b1b1-46e8-9275-d3a5dac78736/episodes/audio/group/9edc67b7-8bcf-4e5b-a7ac-71f7f2d0accf/group-item/ee820418-7bb6-47e7-96e2-cd2175b01e9b/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=ZQ_SFkhE","summary":"The college athletics arms race has created a complex financing puzzle for many institutions. That has led athletics departments to become a kind of ‘shadow university’ within their campuses, with their own systems and processes. And university leaders need to pay closer attention. For this episode, Jeff and Michael talk with Karen Weaver, an expert on the finances behind college athletics. Do colleges need a whole new board structure for sports?","meta_description":"The college athletics arms race has created a complex financing puzzle for many institutions. That has led athletics departments to become a kind of ‘shad…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2941,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/episodes/athletics-departments-have-become-shadow-universities/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/athletics-departments-have-become-shadow-universities.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}