Elon II, D. T. (2010). African American Males, Manhood, and College Life: Learning from the Intersections. College Student Affairs Journal, 29(1), 17.

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this article explores the intersection between manhood and college life for 24 selected African American college men enrolled in 12 colleges and universities across the 19 southern and border states of America. The purpose of this study is to illustrate how constructions of manhood and masculinity among this group influence collegiate efforts in serving African American college men academically, socially, and developmentally. The following themes emerged in the study with respect to the institutional role in shaping manhood: (a) institutional recognition; (b) constructing faculty/student relationships; (c) mentoring and supporting; and (d) bridging campus and community. Subsequently, the article is a resource to advance the field’s thinking about this group’s college experiences, retention, and identities. (Contains 1 figure.)

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