Charles Bell

Charles Bell is a Detroit, Michigan native and graduate of Detroit Public Schools. He is deeply interested in urban education reform and social problems in the African American community. After graduating from Denby Technical High School in 2004, Charles enrolled at Wayne State University and majored in psychology. It was here that Charles first noticed the lack of African American men pursuing higher education and he began to identify possible reasons for the absence of his peers. After graduating from Wayne State University in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in psychology, Charles obtained a master's degree in school psychology in 2009. Throughout the course of obtaining his master's degree, Charles became deeply frustrated with the education and political leadership in Detroit as well as the lack of focus on "real" change in academia. In "Where Did We Go Wrong" author Charles Bell provides an insightful analysis on education in urban school districts, such as Detroit, and he proposes critical questions regarding the factors that play a role in shaping the outcomes we see in the African American community today.

Awards:

· (2009) Michigan State University Professional Development Fellowship

· (2009) Michigan State University Summer Retention Fellowship

· (2008) Michigan State University Urban Recruitment Fellowship

· (2008) Michigan State University Academic Achievement Graduate Assistantship

· (2006) Annual Biomedical Research Poster Presentation Award

· (2004) Michigan Meap Merit Award

· (2004) Detroit Compact Scholarship