Bailey-Iddrisu, Vannetta2005-07-182005-07-182003https://hdl.handle.net/1805/290The policies of most universities show a lack of dedication in addressing the needs of their non-traditional graduate students, particularly African-American women seeking advanced degrees. As African-American women return to the academy to pursue doctoral degrees,universities must address the issues facing women in general and African-American women in particular. The double-jeopardy that African-American women encounter in terms of race and sex is viewed by some Black feminists as a reason for conducting research specifically on Black women and their role contributions to American society (Brown, 2001).23622 bytesapplication/pdfen-USAdult EducationNontraditional StudentsSocial BiasMinority GroupsWomens' EducationArticle