HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, GRADUATE SCHOOL EDITION: Are Black Males the Only Smart Ones When it Comes to PhD Psychology programs? “So the salary of psychologists is sinking, it takes 11 years of training to get the job, and students are saddled with up to $120,000 worth of debt and now they want more black males to take on this risk? The article calls this alarmist and disappointing. I call it a smart move. There are other professions that are less risky, more lucrative and just as rewarding without 11 years of one’s life gone and possibly one’s health after dealing with the field for decades.”