Black women face unique pressures and challenges in academia. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with professor Joy Gaston Gayles of NC State University about she's seen this play out in higher education.

and particularly Black women, face in academia. Only 1.9 percent of tenured faculty identify as Black women, according to federal data, and reams of evidence and personal stories suggest the ...

As Joy Gaston Gayles, a professor and a former president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, told me, Black women in academia feel disposable. “It’s no secret that if you are ...

Anna Branch is a professor of sociology and senior vice president for equity at Rutgers University. She serves on several diversity and inclusion advisory boards and is the co-author of "Work in ...

Preliminary results indicate of a University of Wisconsin partner study indicate the high-stress environment of higher education may play a role in the negative mental and physical health outcomes ...

Advisor: Higher Education Professional Development, Stellenbosch University Jean Lee Farmer conducted a pilot study on the experience of black women in academia. Black women have also been ...

Institutions need ongoing investigations and open discussions about ways to attract more black women into academia. Institutional management owes it to society to investigate whether their own ...