Yale Daily News Podcasts · Black Voices at Yale Special Issue: Performance Anxiety and Imposter Syndrome Among Black Yalies

This Black History Month special episode focuses on two first-years as they tell their experiences with imposter syndrome and performance anxiety. They discuss the difficulties that are specific to students of color at Yale and what should be done about it. Research mentioned in the podcast is from “Racial and Ethnic-Related Stressors as Predictors of Perceived Stress and Academic Performance for African American Students at a Historically Black College and University” by Tawanda M. Greer.

Guests: Kofi Samuels and Jade Villegas
Producer: Christion Zappley
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

CHRISTION ZAPPLEY
Christion Zappley currently serves as the Co-Editor for the Podcast Desk. He was previously a lead producer for the "Full Disclosure" series and created and ran "The Rundown." Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, Christion is a Davenport College junior double majoring in English and Comparative Literature with a Film Focus.