Athletes' Rights and Well-Being

There is a steadily growing body of literature on the topic of college athletes’ financial, legal, and academic rights, as well as their personal and academic well-being. It is important that campus leaders pay closer attention to their experiences—both on and off the playing field—from enrollment through graduation, even in the context of a commercialized enterprise.

Links to research:

• Toward a more critical understanding of the experiences of Division I college athletes
• The cultural cover-up of college athletics: How organizational culture perpetuates an unrealistic and idealized balancing act