Saldivar, Ramon

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Abstract: In this interview for the Stanford Athletics Oral History Project, Ramón Saldívar, professor of English and comparative literature, describes his role as a faculty athletic representative (FAR) and discusses Stanford’s approach toward student athletes. Saldívar explains how he learned of the FAR position and its duties when he was an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Saldívar suspected, given his love of college sports, that he would enjoy such work. He describes how he became a Stanford professor and Cardinal fan, the circumstances that led to his appointment as FAR in 2002, and some of the happenings during his service in the position. Saldívar describes working with athletic directors Ted Leland and Bob Bowlsby and offers his opinion on Stanford’s manner of supporting its student athletes academically as well as in their training. He concludes the interview by describing his work directing the Bing Overseas Studies Program and his goals to expand study abroad opportunities for athletes and science and engineering students.

Type of resource	mixed material
Date created	October 28, 2016

Author	Saldivar, Ramon, 1949-
Contributing author	Player, Steve
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society

Subject	Ramon Saldivar
Subject	Stanford Historical Society
Subject	oral histories
Subject	interviews
Subject	athletics
Subject	faculty athletic representative
Subject	English department

Related item	Title Finding Aid
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/vc866bc3970

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Preferred Citation: Saldivar, Ramon. (2016).
Interview for the Stanford Athletics Oral History Project. Stanford Historical Society Oral
History Program Interviews (SC0932). Department of Special Collections & University
Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Available at:
https://purl.stanford.edu/vc866bc3970

Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022

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