Fall 2020 Newsletter

Welcome to the Fall 2020 Edition of the Project MALES Newsletter!

We are excited to share updates from Project MALES and the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color about our virtual mentoring, new Webinar Series and Summit Remix events, along with research team updates.

This semester we announced our 10 year anniversary, A Decade of Empowering Male Students of Color. You can visit our anniversary page to read more.

Additionally, Excelencia in Education recognized The University of Texas at Austin with the Seal of Excelencia for 2020. Project MALES was recognized in 2019 as an Example of Excelencia Finalist from the same organization.

Read more below about what we have been up to and if you are interested in supporting us through a donation please click the following button. We are also launching an Endowed Excellence Fund to sustain our future work and you can receive more information by emailing projectmales@austin.utexas.edu.

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Mentoring Program

Virtual mentoring launched!

The Mentoring Program officially launched its virtual mentoring services to ten schools in Austin ISD. Mentees participated in various virtual activities grounded in our 5 pillars: Brotherhood, Leadership, College & Career Readiness, Health & Wellness, and Identity. We look forward to taking lessons learned to kick off virtual mentoring again in 2021!

Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color

#TXEdConsortium Webinar Series

headshots of presenters Tarango, Wallace, and Aldana-Ramirez

Since April, Project MALES and the Consortium have hosted a monthly webinar series geared to faculty, staff, and administrators on a variety of topics relevant to higher education, K-12, mental health, COVID-19 and more all in the context of working with boys and young men of color.

Select webinars have been co-sponsored by Excelencia in Education, The Education Trust, and MENTOR National.

View the webinar series.

Summit Remix Series

Quote "Ponte las pilas and be fully prepared" by Mejia from our Summit Remix

The Texas Male Student Leadership Summit brings together boys and young men of color to educate and engage students on a variety of topics related to college and career readiness, identity, brotherhood, and more.

This year we met virtually over a series of events to remix our support for students. Our speakers spoke about staying motivated, self-empowerment, and taking action.

View the Summit Remix series.

Research
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New Faculty & Research Affiliates

Headshots of Affiliates along; Introducing our newest affiliates

The goal of our Faculty and Research Affiliates Program is to raise the visibility of our affiliates’ research on young males of color by amplifying their work to our growing national network of P-16 practitioners and administrators.

Please welcome our newest Faculty and Research Affiliates: Dr. Derrick R. Brooms, Dr. Susana H. Hernandez, Dr. Carlos Martinez-Cano, Dr. Guillermo Ortega, Dr. Oscar E. Patrón, and Dr. Michael V. Singh.

View all of our Affiliates.

Graduate Scholars Program

The mission of our Graduate Scholars Program is to support the academic and career advancement of emerging scholars whose research is focused on the educational outcomes of male students of color.

The 2020-2021 cohort is Jesse Enriquez, Ángel Gonzalez, Shawn S. Savage, and Breauna M. Spencer.

Research Briefs over group photo of Affiliates at conference

Project MALES releases new and emerging research from our Faculty and Research Affiliates. View our latest and past briefs.

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