Implications for Practice

By illuminating the threats and successes of college life for the students in my study, I hope that this book can empower and prepare other talented Black women undergraduates who may also face those negative interactions. Developing supportive campuses that address the unique needs of talented Black women requires intentional efforts from university administration that take intersections of identity into consideration. Intersectionality provided a valuable lens to examine the contexts, interactions, and experiences of the high-achieving undergraduate Black women in the study. At its core, intersectionality argued for the importance of considering people multidimensionally, noting that each person was more