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.

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 ...

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 ...

Christopher Jackson (@seis_matters) June 8, 2020 "I think even for a well-intentioned white person, they're so used to academia being white that when they see a black person in it, it's quite hard ...

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 ...