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NCAA, HACU partner to increase Hispanic involvement in athletics

The NCAA and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities have entered a strategic partnership to increase the number of Hispanics involved in collegiate sports at all levels as players, coaches and athletic administrators, including NCAA professional staff.

An advisory working group including five presidents from five NCAA member institutions has been formed:

• Ricardo R. Fernandez, Lehman College
• Mildred Garcia, California State University, Dominguez Hills
• Milton A. Gordon, California State University, Fullerton
• Kimberly Cline, Mercy College
• Stephen M. Jordan, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Also part of the group are NCAA staff members Bernard W. Franklin, executive vice president, membership and student-athlete affairs, and Kim Ford, director of office of diversity and inclusion.

The partnership is an outgrowth of a June meeting of NCAA Division II Hispanic-Serving Institution presidents and chancellors. The effort has been broadened to include all NCAA divisions.