Marlon James

Marlon C. James is an Assistant Professor of Urban Education at Texas A&M University. He earned a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with foci in urban and multicultural education from Texas A&M University (2008) as the 2005 PhD Diversity Research Fellow. He took his B.S. and M.S. in Sociology of Race & Ethnic Relations from Illinois State University as the first Future Professor Scholar in 1998, and voted by the faculty as the 2012 outstanding alumna. Dr. James’ research, teaching and service center on transforming learning and teaching in urban schools, and organizing community resources to meet the developmental needs of young men of color. Dr. James’ most current research presents the SPARK of Genius, an aspirational framework establishing cultural, social and academic benchmarks for young men of color based upon the experiences, wisdom and insight of successful men of color.