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At a small liberal arts college, Black students learned to become 'bicultural' to succeed and get jobs – but stress followed

  • Written by Elizabeth Aries, Professor of Psychology, Amherst College
At a small liberal arts college, Black students learned to become 'bicultural' to succeed and get jobs – but stress followedBlack students reported stress as a result of trying to downplay their cultural identities. Halfpoint Images

In her forthcoming book, “The Impact of College Diversity: Struggles and Successes at Age 30,” Amherst College psychology professor Elizabeth Aries discovered a disturbing dual reality for Black students going to the small,...

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