Shatoya Black, ’13, M.S. ’15, Ed.D. ’20, turns adversity Into purpose

Shatoya Black’s journey to higher education did not begin with a carefully mapped plan. It began with survival. Before moving to DeKalb, Black, ’13, M.S. ’15, Ed.D. ’20, experienced a period of profound hardship marked by housing instability and the loss of nearly everything she owned. At the time, college was not her primary focus. She...