Time to catch up on a couple higher education-related items.
** Itâ??s been a month since UW-Madison cut ties with athletic apparel giant Nike due to alleged labor rights abuses at two factories in Honduras. Nike paid UW-Madison nearly $50,000 for the right to use the universityâ??s name or marks — such as Bucky Badger or the “motion W” — on apparel it made during the current academic year.
Anti-sweatshop activists were hopeful other universities would follow UW-Madisonâ??s lead and force Nike to reevaluate how it does business. However, a quick news search shows no one else has followed Buckyâ??s actions on this one — making Nike the clear winner. At least for now.