Milen Matthews

Instructor, Terrapin Teachers

Biography

Milen 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 the youth of color, and the recruitment & retention of Black male teachers.