Author

Dr. Lawrence Scott currently is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. He is also the Executive Director of the Community for Life Foundation, a scholarship fund that has given over half a million dollars to eligible students nationwide. Prior to teaching in higher education, Dr. Scott served over 16 years in the K12 sector as a secondary teacher, coach, guidance counselor, district-level curriculum specialist, and administrator in San Antonio ISD. Dr. Scott began S.E.N.D. Consulting, which he has given trainings for many universities, school districts, churches and organizations such as Teach for America, SA Youth, Catholic Charities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He has won numerous awards: Golden Key International Honor Society EducationalLeadership Award-University of the Incarnate Word, Teach For America Leadership Inspiration Award, Phi Delta Kappa Educator’s Hall of Fame, San Antonio ISD Foundation Innovative Educator of the Year, Presidential Award Recipient-St. Mary’s University. Most recently he was selected by the San Antonio Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 for 2018. Also, he won the San Antonio Business Journal’s 2018 Man of the Year Award. He is a member of the Talented Tenth Scholars of San Antonio (TTSA).

Dr. Lawrence Scott

Dr. Lawrence Scott currently is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. He is also the Executive Director of the Community for Life Foundation, a scholarship fund that has given over half a million dollars to eligible students nationwide.

Prior to teaching in higher education, Dr. Scott served over 16 years in the K12 sector as a secondary teacher, coach, guidance counselor, district-level curriculum specialist, and administrator in San Antonio ISD.

Dr. Scott began S.E.N.D. Consulting, which he has given trainings for many universities, school districts, churches and organizations such as Teach for America, SA Youth, Catholic Charities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

He has won numerous awards: Golden Key International Honor Society EducationalLeadership Award-University of the Incarnate Word, Teach For America Leadership Inspiration Award, Phi Delta Kappa Educator’s Hall of Fame, San Antonio ISD Foundation Innovative Educator of the Year, Presidential Award Recipient-St. Mary’s University.

Most recently he was selected by the San Antonio Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 for 2018. Also, he won the San Antonio Business Journal’s 2018 Man of the Year Award. He is a member of the Talented Tenth Scholars of San Antonio (TTSA).

Author's books

The PhD Game: Confessions of a Black Academic

The PhD Game: Confessions of a Black Academic, is a collection of essays detailing the doctoral journeys of 15 African American doctoral degree holders. Although the National Center for Education Statistics named African American women the most educated group in the United States, the quest for doctoral and other advanced degrees is not easy, and is often not completed.

Antoinette Franklin, the book’s managing editor, explained that she started this project to serve as a source of inspiration to future doctoral holders to complete their advanced education.

“The book is a collection of stories of glory, racism, sexism, and happiness,” she said. “It shares their experiences and how they overcame those misfortunes and achieved the pinnacle of education attainment. The book also discusses the issues facing America’s colleges and universities concerning diversity in the faculty and administration.”