Rising Sons: The Resilience of Men of Color in College
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 282
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Copyright: 2025
Pages: 282
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Rising Sons: The Resilience of Men of Color in College explores the complex challenges faced by men of color in higher education, highlighting the intersection of racial, cultural, and socioeconomic barriers that effect their academic success. It examines the disparities in education, including under-resourced schools, inequitable funding, and limited access to quality teaching and curriculum, which create obstacles for college readiness. Men of color face additional challenges such as institutional discrimination, financial barriers, cultural isolation, and mental health struggles. This publication advocates for a more inclusive and supportive higher education environment that enables men of color to overcome obstacles and achieve their academic and professional goals, contributing to a more equitable society.
Patrick Turner brings a wealth of research and operational knowledge to the discussion of first-year seminars and the student college experience. His extensive background working at two large 4-year research institutions and a 2-year community college which provided him the insight into the best strategies and approaches to providing a quality and equitable education to all students. He has 25 years working in higher education, specializing in the areas of academic affairs, student support services, faculty development, and student retention. Dr. Turner has worked at such institutions as Georgia State University, the University of Montana-Helena College, and New Mexico State University (NMSU). Patrick serves as the Associate Provost of Student Academic Success and Project Coordinator for the Men of Color Initiative, where he designs and assesses student success initiatives, such as first-year seminars, summer bridge programs, and academic intervention efforts. Additionally, he serves as an editorial board member for the Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (FYE-SIT), the Journal of Postsecondary Student Success (JPSS) at Florida State University, and the President of the National Organization of Student Success-Southwest chapter (NOSS). The motivation and inspiration behind Patrick Turner’s work stem from growing up in an impoverished inner-city neighborhood with an underfunded under-resourced K–12 educational system. As a result, during the first year of college, he struggled academically, was required to enroll in remedial or developmental courses, and found it difficult to find the necessary support systems to determine a clear pathway to success. The hope is that all students, no matter their background, don’t just survive college, but are given the support to thrive and become the best version of themselves.
A fun fact about Patrick is that he is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, but lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a classically trained dancer with over 25 years of professional dance experience in ballet, modern, hip-hop, and jazz. Patrick has danced with companies such as Ballethnic Dance Company in Atlanta, Ga, Soweto African Street Beat, and Atlanta Festival Ballet Company and performed famous pieces like Alice in Wonderland, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Symphony in C, and Beauty and the Beast. During the 1996 Olympics, he had the opportunity to perform for the committee of international diplomats from around the world. Artistry and creative expression inform his approach to research, teaching, student development, leadership, curricular development, and instruction."
Rising Sons: The Resilience of Men of Color in College explores the complex challenges faced by men of color in higher education, highlighting the intersection of racial, cultural, and socioeconomic barriers that effect their academic success. It examines the disparities in education, including under-resourced schools, inequitable funding, and limited access to quality teaching and curriculum, which create obstacles for college readiness. Men of color face additional challenges such as institutional discrimination, financial barriers, cultural isolation, and mental health struggles. This publication advocates for a more inclusive and supportive higher education environment that enables men of color to overcome obstacles and achieve their academic and professional goals, contributing to a more equitable society.
Patrick Turner brings a wealth of research and operational knowledge to the discussion of first-year seminars and the student college experience. His extensive background working at two large 4-year research institutions and a 2-year community college which provided him the insight into the best strategies and approaches to providing a quality and equitable education to all students. He has 25 years working in higher education, specializing in the areas of academic affairs, student support services, faculty development, and student retention. Dr. Turner has worked at such institutions as Georgia State University, the University of Montana-Helena College, and New Mexico State University (NMSU). Patrick serves as the Associate Provost of Student Academic Success and Project Coordinator for the Men of Color Initiative, where he designs and assesses student success initiatives, such as first-year seminars, summer bridge programs, and academic intervention efforts. Additionally, he serves as an editorial board member for the Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (FYE-SIT), the Journal of Postsecondary Student Success (JPSS) at Florida State University, and the President of the National Organization of Student Success-Southwest chapter (NOSS). The motivation and inspiration behind Patrick Turner’s work stem from growing up in an impoverished inner-city neighborhood with an underfunded under-resourced K–12 educational system. As a result, during the first year of college, he struggled academically, was required to enroll in remedial or developmental courses, and found it difficult to find the necessary support systems to determine a clear pathway to success. The hope is that all students, no matter their background, don’t just survive college, but are given the support to thrive and become the best version of themselves.
A fun fact about Patrick is that he is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, but lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a classically trained dancer with over 25 years of professional dance experience in ballet, modern, hip-hop, and jazz. Patrick has danced with companies such as Ballethnic Dance Company in Atlanta, Ga, Soweto African Street Beat, and Atlanta Festival Ballet Company and performed famous pieces like Alice in Wonderland, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Symphony in C, and Beauty and the Beast. During the 1996 Olympics, he had the opportunity to perform for the committee of international diplomats from around the world. Artistry and creative expression inform his approach to research, teaching, student development, leadership, curricular development, and instruction."