Robert A. Bennett III is assistant professor in the health, exercise, and sport studies department and a faculty affiliate in the Black studies department at Denison University. He is also a former faculty fellow at the Heman Sweatt Center for Black Males at the University of Texas at Austin. He is coeditor of Black Males and Intercollegiate Athletics: An Exploration of Problems and Solutions and The Collegiate Athlete at Risk: Strategies for Academic Support and Success. His work has been featured in Perspectives on Politics, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Politico. A native of Decatur, Georgia, Bennett is a graduate of Morehouse College.