“Unrivaled Ambition,” the athletic department’s first strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees in May, proposed a potential $325 million capital campaign for the athletic department. In 2006, the largest ongoing development campaign in the country was the University of Washington’s $300 million goal, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. And while Duke’s [...]
UPDATE: 2:00 p.m. SUNDAY, ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS: We (OK, I) aren’t econ majors here, but we’ll try to offer our best financial analysis of the Notre Dame and Duke athletic departments that our limited knowledge provides. According to the 2006-2007 Notre Dame annual athletics report, the Fighting Irish have a budget of $44.5 million, [...]
The search for Duke’s next athletic director is “well underway” and the committee plans on making its recommendations to President Richard Brodhead in June, vice-chair Richard Riddell told The Chronicle Thursday.
Riddell, vice president and University secretary, said the committee is moving in a “very expeditious way,” and formed its search criteria early in the process. [...]
