Periagoge
Scenario

Why academic achievement can feel like entering hostile territory

I got into an Ivy League school and my family is proud but I feel like I am walking into the same institution that was built to exclude people like us.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Educational advancement within colonial institutions creates complex feelings about success, belonging, and complicity.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Postcolonial identity and decolonization?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.