Marcia Chatelain
Marcia Chatelain is a professor of history at Georgetown University.
Stories by this Author
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The ReviewHow Colleges Co-opt Black-Student Protests
Students do the hard work of rectifying racism in the academy. Administrators take the credit. -
Backgrounder
Being a Black Academic in America
We asked African-American scholars about race, merit, and belonging. Here’s what they told us. -
News
We Must Help First-Generation Students Master Academe’s ‘Hidden Curriculum’
An experimental course exposes first-generation students to the unwritten rules and unspoken expectations of an elite university. -
The Chronicle Review
How Universities Embolden White Nationalists
Professors should be wary of unconsciously endorsing white victimhood. -
The Chronicle Review
What Mizzou Taught Me
I survived most of the racism. But for some of the kids who had been supported by black communities, the University of Missouri started as a dream school and wound up being a waking nightmare.
