Here is all about the Dark Academia aesthetic—what it is, how to style it, and affordable recommendations to create the look.

This is dark academia, the high school experience that we all secretly wish we had. While not all of us were privileged ...

Black women face unique pressures and challenges in academia. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with professor Joy Gaston Gayles of NC State University about she's seen this play out in higher education.

Anchored in nostalgia for classic collegiate and prep school culture, dark academia is a TikTok subculture that embraces scholarly pursuits with a gothic, somber flair. It’s all about ...

From sinister professors to haunted prep schools, these dark academia novels can expose the twisted cost of genius, obsession ...

Dark academia books can slot neatly into a handful of genres. You’ll find fantasy and mystery books, literary fiction, LGBTQ ...

The Georgetown University Black Alumni Council held a conversation to discuss scholarship and activism as Black woman scholars and leaders in academia during a time of heightened calls for racial ...

As Joy Gaston Gayles, a professor and a former president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, told me, Black women in academia feel disposable. “It’s no secret that if you are ...

A collective of four female researchers from Canada, Argentina, and Germany has recently published a study in the journal ...

Dark academia is a literary aesthetic inspired by universities, books, and the arts. Many dark academia fans point to Donna Tartt’s beloved novel The Secret History as the root of the trend ...

Dark academia books can slot neatly into a handful of genres. You’ll find fantasy and mystery books, literary fiction, LGBTQ books, books for women and even romance novels with dark academia vibes.