For black grad students in Boston, stay or go?

A push to retain the ‘talented tenth’

SHANNON FAIRLEY-PITTMAN calls it “the conversation.” It’s the discussion he regularly has with other black graduate students in Boston about whether they’ll stay in the area after completing their degree because of the great opportunities in the region, or head somewhere else where they sense a more welcoming vibe. Boston has a lot to offer(...)

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