"Recruitment and Retention of Men of Color in a Higher Education Initia" by Jamar Isaiah Green

Date Approved

6-16-2025

Embargo Period

6-16-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A. Higher Education Administration

Department

Educational Leadership

College

College of Education

Advisor

Stephanie Lezotte, Ph.D.

Committee Member 1

Dianna C. Dale, Ph.D.

Committee Member 2

Tyrone W. McCombs, Ph.D.

Disciplines

Education | Higher Education

Abstract

This thesis is on the recruitment and retention of men of color in higher education initiative programs. The study focuses on the Project Educate Men program at Mid-Atlantic University. The purpose of the study was to understand how recruitment and retention could be improved in programs like Project Educate Men and what makes students who enter through such programs successful and unsuccessful. This study also discusses mentorship relationships between mentors and their mentees and what makes for strong relationships and communication amongst the individuals. The findings in this multiple methods study yielded that a program like Project Educate Men is effective and needed, but having a male of color do the recruiting for the program could help increase the recruitment numbers and lead to increased numbers in retention numbers. This was also suggested as a recommendation for the program. In addition to the latter being a recommendation from the findings, another recommendation was to evaluate the scholar and mentor relationship at the end of each academic year, because every relationship is different.

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