CCORDING TO THE AMERICAN COUNCIL on Education (2012), diversity in higher education has been shown to enrich educational experiences, promote personal growth, create a healthy society, strengthen communities and the workplace, and enhance America's economic competitiveness. However, research suggests that diversity is not often readily accepted within the classroom by students driven by their personal perceptions and biases of working with diverse educators. Furthermore, racial ideologies are often projected across campus during communication and actions by students and faculty.Chester Pierce, writing in Education and Urban Society, originally coined the term microaggressions as "subtle, stunning, often automatic, and nonverbal exchanges which are 'put downs' of blacks." Derald Wing Sue explained in the American Psychologist that targeted populations include marginalized groups based on their race/ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion within the targeted population. Everyday discriminatory microaggressions have been shown by Wong, Eccles, and Sameroff, writing in the Journal of Personality to be enduring and impactful to the mental and physical health of students and faculty. The insidious nature of microaggressions can impact the ability to fully teach and learn, resulting in debilitating side effects. The vitriolic side effects of microaggressions and the changing demographics across campuses in

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The career development of Black immigrant college students has been understudied. More often studies have focused on immigrants of the Latino/a and Asian backgrounds. The few studies that have focused on Black students do not distinguish between those of immigrant origin, rather Black immigrant students are lumped together with the native born African American students, negating their unique experiences. In this chapter, the authors present a theoretical perspective of understanding career development, factors that influence career choice and development, challenges in career development, as well as interventions appropriate with this population. Research has revealed major gaps in the understanding of Black immigrant students' college experience and career development. Consequently, future research suggestions have been provided.

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