Milen M. Matthews is a native of Louisiana with a Bachelor’s of Elementary Education from The University of Louisiana in Lafayette and a Master’s in Educational Leadership and Administration from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. During his professional career he served as a 1st-6th grade math and science teacher, Assistant Principal, School Community Liaison, and Black Boy Mentor. As a Black male educator in a predominately white, female profession, Milen has developed research interests that embody diversity and equity in early childhood & elementary mathematics classrooms, impacts on student identity for youth of color, and the recruitment & retention of Black male teachers.

McNair Scholar Fellowship 

Fey Graeber Fellowship

Dean’s Fellowship

Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship

 

University Senator, 2022-2023

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, INC, 2016

Sigma Alpha Pi Honor Society, 2016