Dear Higher Education: Letters from the Social Justice Mountain

We are accepting papers through February 28, 2026:

For the upcoming special issue:

Dear Higher Education: Letters from the Social Justice Mountain has opened its call for submissions for a Special Issue on Women of Color in the Academy: Being the Lonely Only.

We invite letters that speak to the experiences of:

• Navigating multigenerational caregiving while building a career.
• Journeying through migrations—of geography, identity, and belonging.
• Rising with brilliance unmeasured by metrics as a scholar marked by "less, under, micro."
• Wrestling with imposter syndrome, only to realize the system was built to cast shadows, not reflect light.
• Feeling the burden of a salary differential wrapped in politeness and policy.
• Being the “outsider” who stays.

Contributions should fit within one of the following categories:

Why we come to the Mountain: raising broad, systemic issues related the shared experiences of women of color in the academy

Why we need to be heard: raising unique voices of intersectional identities of being the Lonely Only.

Why we believe transformation is possible: raising up visions of hope and courage for the future of higher education made possible by women of color in the academy.

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