In this episode Cameron and Shawna chat with Dr. William A. Smith, who coined Racial Battle Fatigue, which refers to the “cumulative result of a natural race-related stress response to distressing mental and emotional conditions." The episode also highlights the work of Scholar of the Week, Dr. Chezare A. Warren, an Associate Professor of Equity & Inclusion in Education Policy in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. Shawna and Cameron discuss a Chronicle of Higher Education article examining the politicization of earning an advanced degree.