Issuing what many publications have called a sobering, devastating critique, Murray Sperber argues that what
universities offer instead of a meaningful undergraduate education is a meager and dangerous substitute: the party
scene surrounding college sports that he calls "beer and circus" and which serves to keep the students
happy while tuition dollars keep rolling in. Combining a deep understanding of American culture with new, original
research culled from students, faculty, and administrators around the country, he explodes cherished myths about
college sports. Straight out of today's headlines, Beer and Circus opens our eyes to a generation of students deprived
of the education they deserve.