Black Women, Ivory Tower

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA first-of-its-kind compelling exploration of what it means to be a Black woman in higher education.\nBlack women are heading to college in record numbers, and more and more Black women are teaching in higher education. But increasing numbers in college don’t guarantee our safety there. Willpower and grit may improve achievement for Black people in school, but they don’t secure our belonging. In fact, the very structure of higher education ensures that we’re treated as guests, outsiders to the institutional family–outnumbered and unwelcome.\nDr. Jasmine Harris shares her own experiences attempting to be a Vassar girl and reckoning with a lack of legacy and agency. Moving beyond the \”data points\