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Tag: Ulyssa Hester
African-American
Resistance Strategies for Black Graduate Students in Higher Education
Being a Black woman at a predominantly White institution (PWI), I experience simultaneously racialized and gendered encounters that leave me feeling anxious and incensed. The social justice spaces that I found in graduate school help me to navigate challenging experiences and to speak truth to power. I share this brief composition as a testament to the strategies of resistance that my peers, colleagues, faculty and I use to persist in higher education.
April 4, 2019
Campus Climate
A Black Graduate Student’s Perspective on University Speech Codes
I believe that universities should deliberately create a community culture that maintains the safety and dignity of all of their students. This includes the creation of policies that appropriately manage hate speech and related behaviors. Many universities employ speech codes to serve this purpose.
February 12, 2019
Students
Changing the Culture: University, Faculty and Graduate Student Responsibility to Prioritize Student Mental Health
Mental health is important for success in higher education, yet many graduate students struggle with the maintenance of their well-being. An eye-opening 2018 study shows that graduate students are six times more likely to experience anxiety and depression than the general population.
November 5, 2018
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