If you are a young black college student that attends any university, we can tend to get rude, racist, or unhelpful professors. I am a black college student that do struggle with a few of these problems. I attend a PWI (Predominantly White Institution) university known as Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I did not see myself attending there when I was in school searching for colleges, I wanted to attend an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) university but the ones that I wanted to attend was out of state and very expensive. I honestly think there are a huge difference form college student that attend a PWI and an HBCU university. At PWI they try to influence college students of color that the campus is diverse when all reality there can be racist acts going on campus. Rather than an HBCU university the campus there is completely different and full of diversity and culture. Anyways, I am pretty sure there are many of you beautiful black women that are struggling with your professor or your professor is giving you hard time because you are black. Well, here I am to help you out on how to solve this problem.

Does your professor seem to be racist, or rude to just you! If you are attending a university there are several things you can do to defeat your professor. There are several places or people you can talk to on campus to help you solve the problem of your professor being racist. Herse what you can do, you can see your advisor, the chairs man, the dean, or if you have an executive office you can go there as well. You should try to go to your advisor first before heading straight to the dean. Your advisor should give your ideas on how to work around your professor being racist or even help you with some work that your professor can not help you with because he does not like the color of your skin. If your advisor does not help you by any means you should go, see the chairs man of the department. The chairs man has more “power” over your advisor and can address whatever situation you have to your professor. Now let’s say the chairs man does not do a good job at helping you with the situation or ends up making it worst. You can then head over to the dean’s office and explain to him everything that happens. You would possibly need to write or type a paper about what happened with your signature. Next your professor would have a one on one meeting with the dean, and chairs man. They would discuss many ways for him to not be as “racist” but if he continues to do so he would most likely lose his job.

I myself have had a situation where I felt like my professors was a tab bit racist, but I never addressed it. I did not address it because even though the professor was a tab bit racist, he/she was still a great teacher and helped when needed. If you are too nervous or scared to address any racial act that is going on with your professor you can try going to the executive office, there is where people who have any problem on campus can go and discuss with other employees on campus that can help address the situation with or without getting the processor field. I encourage any black women that are reading this to stand up for yourself, do not have anyone make you look a fool just because of the color or your skin. You are beautiful and bright intelligent women!