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[quote=Anonymous]I have a black son who is a senior this year (public school) and applying to colleges (and excited about it).

We are blessed to have several men in our family with college degrees (masters + PhDs), and he has several male teachers at school that he admires and looks up to, in his favorite subjects (music, science, social studies). All of those teachers have advanced degrees as well.

I have also made sure to enroll my son in college-based residential summer camps every year since 9th grade, and he attended regular residential summer camps before that, including NASA. He’s had a lifetime of exposure to academic male leadership.

As a single parent, I am so very grateful for all of this. This system of role models and support  for male higher education is rare.

I don’t know what the solution is for increasing male college enrollment, but I do think exposing young boys to academic role models during their formative years can make a positive and lasting impact for their future goals and standards for themselves.[/quote]

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