Black Male Student-Athletes’ Academic and Athletic Experiences at HBCUs
Black Males and Intercollegiate Athletics: An Exploration of Problems and Solutions
ISBN: 978-1-78441-394-1, eISBN: 978-1-78441-393-4
Publication date: 3 June 2015
Abstract
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were established during an era of legal segregation in the United States and, by providing access to higher education, added considerably to the progress of millions of Black Americans. Moreover, to the benefit of their students, faculties, staffs, alumni, and local communities, most HBCUs sponsor intercollegiate athletic teams. No doubt on these campuses, student-athletes are under pressure to meet academic and athletic demands. In this chapter, the central narrative is on the academic and athletic experiences of Black male student-athletes matriculating at HBCUs with National Collegiate Athletic Association affiliation. This chapter adds to the extant literature on the athletic status and academic plight of Black male student-athletes at HBCUs.
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Citation
Hodge, S.R. (2015), "Black Male Student-Athletes’ Academic and Athletic Experiences at HBCUs", Black Males and Intercollegiate Athletics: An Exploration of Problems and Solutions (Diversity in Higher Education, Vol. 16), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 91-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-364420140000016006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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