College Athletes' Rights and Well-Being: Critical Perspectives on Policy and Practice

Section One: Historical Perspective

The Muzzle and the Megaphone: Enlisting College Athlete Voice for Meaningful Reform / Valyncia C. Raphael and JP Abercrumbie

Section Two: Formal NCAA and Member Institution Policies and Principles

The National Letter of Intent: A Symbol of the Need for an Independent College Athlete Players Association / Ellen J. Staurowsky

Amateurism and the NCAA Cartel / Robert Scott Lemons

Title IX's Gender-Separate Allowance in the Context of College Athlete Rights and Intercollegiate Athletics Reform / Jennifer Lee Hoffman

The State of Concussion Protocols: Paperwork or Policies? / Whitney Griffin

Transfer Restrictions on College Football and Athlete Freedom / Gerald Gurney

Due Process in College Sports / Steven J. Silver

College Athletes and Collective Bargaining Laws / Neal H. Hutchens and Kaitlin A. Quigley

Section Three: The Commercial Enterprise of College Sports

Commercialism in College Sports Undermines Athletes' Educational Opportunities and Rights / Angela Lumpkin

Conference Realignment and the Evolution of New Organizational Forms / Earl Smith and Angela J. Hattery

Competitive Equity: Can There Be Balance Between Athletes' Rights and a Level Playing Field? / Andy Schwarz and Daniel A. Rascher

Section Four: Personal and Educational Well-Being of Athletes

Looking Underneath the Helmet: Learning How African American Football College Athletes Navigate Sports, Education, and Expectations / Jamel K. Donnor

Athletic Scholarship Arrangement: Maximizing Educational Opportunities for Pacific Islanders in College Football / Kealii Troy Kukahiko and Mitchell J. Chang

Intervention Strategies for Improving College Athletes' Academic and Personal Development Outcomes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities / Joseph N. Cooper and Eddie Comeaux

Revisiting African American Males and Highlighting Pacific Islander/Polynesian Male Experiences / C. Keith Harrison, Leticia Oseguera, Jean Boyd, and Monica Morita

Activism in College Athletics: A Case Study of the Student-Athletes Human Rights Project / Emmett Gill

Epilogue Restoring Balance: Putting the "Student" and "Collegiate" Back in Intercollegiate Athletics / Scott N. Brooks.