Where Black Students Find Racial Healing on Campus

Black college students frequently face racial stress on campuses that lack dedicated healing spaces, with Black students comprising 13% of enrollment but Black faculty only 7% of professors. Four recent graduates describe how they found racial healing through specific campus environments where they could authentically discuss their experiences without justification or dilution. At Rutgers University-Newark, students found these spaces in honors program courses and student organizations, while a Delaware State University graduate experienced continuous affirmation at her HBCU and through her Black sorority.