El Juego de la Vida: Understanding Latinx College Athletes in the NCAA

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium is centered on the experiences of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Latinx college athletes, whose experiences are underrepresented in the scholarly literature. In this session, both qualitative and quantitative studies will be discussed with the goal for the attendees to learn about the challenges faced by Latinx collegiate athletes and to identify the experiences and practices that are related to academic success, retention and degree attainment. Importantly, the panel will explore experiences of Latinx athletes across all three NCAA divisions to educate those academic and athletic stakeholders who support this population.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research Focus on Education and Sport

Chair

• Carlos A Galan, University of California - Riverside

Papers

• Mi Segundo Hogar: Discerning the College Choice Process of Latinx Student Athletes Using College-Conocimiento Framework - Carlos E Vega, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• An Examination of Campus Engagement and GPA for NCAA Latinx College Athletes - Guillermo Ortega, Idaho State University

• ¡Culture Empowers! The Pathways to Degree Attainment of First-Generation Latinx Athletes - Nikola Grafnetterova, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Discussant

• Lydia F. Bell, National Collegiate Athletic Association