At this week's Batten Hour, professor, entrepreneur, and former star athlete Deborah Stroman unpacked the history and policy implications of the "seismic shifts" in college athletics in recent years, including Name, Image, and Likeness rights and the NCAA transfer portal.
Professor, entrepreneur, and former star athlete Deborah Stroman was our guest speaker for Batten Hour on Monday. Stroman – the first African-American woman to receive an athletic scholarship from the University, in 1978 – reviewed the policy implications of the changes in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights and the transfer portal in the NCAA.
UVA Batten students on the Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team, Hydra, find commonality and balance amidst their academic pursuits and competing on this nationally ranked team.