Audre Lorde said, “Black women have on one hand always been highly visible, and so, on the other hand, have been rendered invisible through the depersonalization of racism.” When we examine the percentages of Black women who have tenure compared to those who are qualified, Lorde’s quote is the epitome of how Black women have become invisible in higher education as it relates to obtaining tenure.   Vawn Himmelsbach explains , to obtain tenure, one starts as an assistant professor and around six years, they’ll go through a tenure review. If successful, they are promoted to associate professor, which typically comes with a pay increase. In addition to teaching students, research will be conducted so the results can be published in academic journals. Five to seven years later, they will undergo the evaluation procedure once more, and if all goes according to plan, they are promoted to professor. Based on your tenure report, a tenure review assesses your performance in three areas:...