Minoritized doctoral students are subject to cultural taxation — disproportionate expectations and obligations based on their race or ethnicity — that negatively impacts their PhD studies. Faculty members and departments should counteract this taxation to support students of colour.
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Mateo Santana, A., Satinsky, E.N. & Galán, C.A. Reshaping the training landscape by addressing cultural taxation. Nat Rev Psychol 3, 4–5 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-023-00264-y
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