He received a Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles, after having worked in multicultural affairs units across several institutions, including the University of Arizona and New York University. Marc's research interests focus on diversity and social justice issues in higher education and student affairs, with specific attention to advancing and nuancing understandings of multiraciality. He regularly presents on multiracial topics at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) and the Critical Mixed Race Studies conference. Marc currently on the editorial board of the Journal of College Student Development.