Housed in The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Project MALES focuses on improving Latino men’s educational experiences and success throughout the P–20 educational pipeline. Project MALES offers a culturally relevant, research-based, and intergenerational mentoring model that facilitates mentorship relationships between male professionals of color (e.g., graduate students, student affairs professionals, and community members), UT Austin and partner institutions’ Latino undergraduate students, and Latino secondary students (i.e., middle and high school students). Participating undergraduate students are matched with a leader on campus or in the community who serves as a role model for men of color who are pursuing postsecondary education. Undergraduate students in turn serve as mentors for Latino high school and middle school students to develop their interests in postsecondary education. The program enhances both mentors’ and mentees’ community engagement and leadership development. Project MALES’s undergraduate students also benefit from informal mentoring opportunities through the Project MALES Research Institute and the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color.
