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“College.town has published a database of financial data for DIII conferences that have published FY25 financial reports.

The MIAC led all conferences in revenue with $1.44M, up over 12% from the previous year, followed by the NEWMAC, Landmark and UAA all over the $1M threshold.

The database includes a detailed breakdown of revenue and expense sources that you can compare side-by-side with other leagues and commissioner compensation. SCAC Commissioner Dwayne Hanberry leads all commissioners at $179K, with NESCAC Executive Director Andrea Savage, ODAC Commissioner Brad Bankston, former CNE Commissioner Patrick Colbert and Landmark Commissioner Katie Boldvich rounding out the top five.”

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“Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Thursday the Protect College Sports Act is not likely to reach the floor for a vote before the session ends in two weeks.

Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) need 60 votes to pass the bill, but to get it to the floor, leadership would like to see robust support. Right now, that doesn’t exist. Stakeholders have been working to bring the bill for a full Senate vote prior to the Aug. 8 recess in hopes of then passing it through the House and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law this fall before the November midterm elections.”

» State of Play. “Trump and the White House, which hosted a presidential roundtable on college sports in March, are supportive of the Protect College Sports Act, but the midterm elections represent a de facto deadline. The closer it gets to the midterms, the less likely it is that any legislation will pass through Congress, especially a bipartisan bill.”

» Of Note. “Advancing through committee markup is the furthest a college sports bill has made it in Congress; a House bill called the SCORE Act advanced through committee last year but never got to the floor for a vote.”

» What’s Next. “If Congress doesn’t act, how the NCAA and conferences move forward is unclear.”

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“America’s collapse in confidence in higher education — with support for colleges falling four times as much as for other government and civic institutions — doesn’t appear to be getting better anytime soon.

Gallup polls over the last decade have shown a decline in support of colleges and universities from a high of 57% of respondents having a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in them in 2015 to a low of 36% in 2023 and 2024.”

» Driving The News. “Despite an uptick in support to 42% in 2025, it dropped back to 38% this year, the latest poll by Gallup and the nonprofit Lumina Foundation released this week shows. Contributing to the decline, and the seeming uptick last year not holding, is an 11-point drop in support from Democrats, who have long been bigger backers of higher education than Republicans, from 61% last year to 50% this year.”

» Worth Noting. “The biggest concerns across all adults, according to the poll, are ideological differences over what is taught in college classrooms, a frequent target of President Trump and his supporters, and doubts about whether the benefits of college are worth the cost.”

» Quotable. “People still believe degrees matter, but they’re asking for clearer signals, stronger connections to opportunity and more transparency around outcomes,” Courtney Brown, vice president of impact and planning at Lumina, said.

» Basketball (M). “The NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Committee issued a public reprimand to Endicott men’s basketball coach Kevin Bettencourt. Bettencourt was cited for misconduct incidents that occurred after the school’s Division III Men’s Basketball Championship third-round game March 13.”

» Curriculum Change. Hendrix College unveiled its Via Hendrix program where every student will be required to complete a “co-op” of real, full-time professional work or research tied to that student’s major. The process begins with freshman students being assigned to integrated teams of advisers to assist not just in academics but career placement too. “It’s been remarkably refreshing and easy to get partners excited about this,” President Karen Petersen said.”

» Finances. “Albright College is exploring whether to use tax-exempt bonds approved by Berks County commissioners this week to refinance $42 million in debt, purchase dorms, and maintain facilities.”

“Do you like a morning or nighttime shower?

Most people know exactly what kind of shower person they are. For some, a morning shower is just as necessary as a cup of coffee to get going. Others refuse to get into bed until they’ve washed off the day’s sweat, sunscreen, pollen and general outside - world grossness. Still others shower whenever their hair, workout schedule or mood tells them it’s time - day or night. But could one of those times actually be right or wrong?

It sounds like a debate that belongs in the same category as “should you hang toilet paper over or under?” and “is it acceptable to wear shoes in the house?” And yet, there is actually some science behind the morning-versus-night shower question.”

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