Experts offer guidance on international student‐athlete issues

ORLANDO, Fla. — To best support international student‐athletes, college athletics administrators must know how to navigate the complex landscape of NCAA guidelines and eligibility rules, immigration laws and visas, and institutional policies. Two panels of experts shared guidance in this area at the annual convention for the National Association for Athletics Compliance. Jermaine Rolle, Director of Athletics at Clayton State University; and Femi Alao, Assistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator at Roberts Wesleyan University, moderated the panels. Panelists included Jocelyn Logan, Assistant AD at Bowie State University; Ksenia Maiorova, Esq., Sports Immigration Attorney and Partner at Green and Spiegel LLC; Kristal McGreggor, Associate AD at Austin Peay State University; Eric Schneider, Associate AD at the University of Connecticut; Madeline Simmons, Senior Associate AD at Missouri Western State University; and Elizabeth Thompson, Associate Director of International Outreach and Strategic Partnerships with the NCAA. Their discussion has been edited for space and clarity .