My professional vow is to
EMPOWER AND ENCOURAGE
college students from all backgrounds
to the ABSOLUTE BEST of my ability.
As an extremely quiet little boy growing up in a single-parent, poor household with one of my older brothers in North Philadelphia, I was not allowed to go outside except for school. I remember we had a very small black and white TV (with knobs, about 8-10 channels and a hanger for the antenna) and not much else. So I would read, book after book, many times supplied by my old 3rd grade teacher, and write “books” that were my attempts at recreating the joy I felt when reading. Reading and writing gave me life. My love for reading and writing has helped propel me to earn my Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, publish three books, and participate in things I would have never imagined as that quiet little boy in North Philly. Because of the endless opportunities I had to further my reading and writing abilities in school, college, and graduate school, I have a tremendous affinity for education as an institution.
This affinity for education has been at the heart of my professional life, which has almost entirely focused on higher education. I persist in this amazing field because I believe that college access can open doors of opportunity for everyone, and everyone can find success in higher education if given the necessary support and understanding. My absolute joy and passion is advising and teaching college students. I put my heart into supporting college students because I know the value of having someone believe in you when maybe you’re not quite so sure if you believe in yourself. I have had countless people support me in my life because they believed in me. I will never forget how this support has empowered me over the years, and I am relentlessly striving to pay it forward to the college students of today.
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Dr. Marcus T. Wright 