About Marvin
I am a…
Educator/Teacher
Bio
I am an Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at The University of Mississippi. My Ph.D. is in in Political Science from the University of North Texas. At UM, I am also the Senior Faculty Fellow at the Residential College South, a residence hall where I direct programming, and career development efforts for 400 + students each year.
I have three daughters that light up my life.
Past and present service includes: president and race director for Run Oxford, board member of the Oxford Parks Commission (OPC) and the Oxford Planning Commission, Organizer of TEDxUniversityofMississippi, president of the Community Green Neighborhood Association, volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club of North MS, and member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Mississippi.
I'm passionate about
Education, public health, fixing income inequality
An idea worth spreading
Free study abroad
Areas of expertise
Government, Political Science, Politics
The TED story
I co-organized TEDxUM in 2015 and TEDxUniversityofMississippi in 2017.