Josiah Ramesar’s Profile

Student club started by the Urban Male Leadership Academy focused on promoting Black success throughout BMCC.

Student club started by the Urban Male Leadership Academy focused on promoting Black success throughout BMCC.

This is a community dedicated to the incredible students, alumni, advocates, and allies of the BMCC Urban Male Leadership Academy. UMLA is passionately committed to its goal of increasing the enrollment, retention, and graduation rates from groups that are severely underrepresented in higher education, particularly men of color. Through its focus on structured mentorship, individualized academic support services, leadership training, and developing pipelines to higher education and professional opportunities, UMLA aims to prepare BMCC graduates who are ready to address the unique challenges of their generation.

This is a community dedicated to the incredible students, alumni, advocates, and allies of the BMCC Urban Male Leadership Academy. UMLA is passionately committed to its goal of increasing the enrollment, retention, and graduation rates from groups that are severely underrepresented in higher education, particularly men of color. Through its focus on structured mentorship, individualized academic support services, leadership training, and developing pipelines to higher education and professional opportunities, UMLA aims to prepare BMCC graduates who are ready to address the unique challenges of their generation.