Despite feeling “just as deserving as every other student” at Penn State, Serenity Myers said she feels pressure to keep up academically. “I don't feel uncomfortable, but I do feel like I have to work twice as hard as my white peers,” Myers, a second-year studying political science and African American studies, said. “I have to make myself stand out other than being the Black kid on campus.” Recently, a new report from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health found links between discrimination and mental health across 195 colleges and universities. “(It’s) not just a Black student experience at Penn State or a Black student experience at a (predominantly white institution). That's just the Black experience in America,” she said. Read more about Black Penn State students experiences at the link in our bio. 📰: reececoren 📸: Ryan Bowman 📊: sophia_montanye #pennstate #pennstatenews #blackhistorymonth #studentnews #studentjournalism #pennstateuniversity #studentexperience #deib