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Session Type: Symposium
Operation Varsity Blues (OVB)—the largest admission scandal in US history—charged Rick Singer and his clients with corrupting athletic recruitment (Smith 2019). By marking Singer’s actions as illegal, the prosecutors demarcated all other actions in athletic admissions as fair, transparent, and objective (Hextrum, 2019b). Current caselaw permits universities to set aside admission slots with different evaluation criteria for college athletes. This symposium will feature scholars and practitioners who have studied and/or currently work within athletic admissions to situate OVB within the historical, social, economic, and cultural contexts of college access. We will consider whether legal athletic admissions practices provide fair routes to college via sport and discuss necessary changes to ensure equitable educational access in the 21st century.
Gentleman Amateurs: How NCAA Regulations and College Admissions Decisions Preserve Elite White Masculine Norms - Kirsten Hextrum, Oregon State University
Checks and Balances: Examining Equitable Recruiting Admission Practices and NCAA Regulation for Prospective Student Athletes - Carlos E. Vega, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Understanding Latinx College Athletes' Pathway to the NCAA - Guillermo Ortega, Idaho State University
Getting in the Game: Esports as an Emerging College Access Point - Wayne Black, University of Cincinnati