Every time I read about a university eliminating a program or restructuring how funds/space are allocated, the cynic in me immediately thinks “they’re going to use those resources to expand the athletics/sports team”.

I think this is probably because I feel like the leadership and administration at most universities only seek to productize their students. It seems like most efforts these days aren’t even geared towards squeezing more money out of the student, but trying to figure out how they can turn the students into a form of uncompensated production. Whether it be benefiting off student research with patents, or their bodies through sports.

Does anyone immediately jump to similar conclusions when they see an article like this?