University of Vermont ScholarWorks @ UVM Graduate College Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses 2019 Latino College Student Athletes As Nepantleras: Fostering Academic Success And Athletic Identity At Two Ncaa Division Ii Institutions Carlos Enrique Vega University of Vermont Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis Part of the Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, and the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Vega, Carlos Enrique, "Latino College Student Athletes As Nepantleras: Fostering Academic Success And Athletic Identity At Two Ncaa Division Ii Institutions" (2019). Graduate College Dissertations and Theses. 1076. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/1076 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations and Theses at ScholarWorks @ UVM. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate College Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UVM. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. LATINO COLLEGE STUDENT ATHLETES AS NEPANTLERAS: FOSTERING ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND ATHLETIC IDENTITY AT TWO NCAA DIVISION II INSTITUTIONS A Dissertation Presented by Carlos E. Vega to The Faculty of the Graduate College of The University of Vermont In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Specializing in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies May, 2019 Defense Date: March 26, 2019 Dissertation Examination Committee: Vijay Kanagala, Ph.D., Advisor V. Ernesto Mendez, Ph.D., Chairperson Deborah E. Hunter, Ph.D. Alan Tinkler, Ph.D. Cynthia J. Forehand, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate College ABSTRACT Collegiate athletic programs at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II institutions in the United States serve a two-fold purpose.