Race on Campus: She’s the First Black Tenured Professor at Her College. She’s Not Celebrating.

Welcome to Race on Campus. This month, Andia Augustin-Billy, an associate professor of French and francophone studies at Centenary College of Louisiana, was awarded tenure. She’s the first Black faculty member at the college to receive it. While it’s a big academic achievement, Augustin-Billy says she can’t help but feel sad that it’s taken this long.