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The chapter analyses the nature of whiteness within the academy that depicts faculty of colour as deficient or incapable. A critical race theory storytelling method operates as a counter-narrative in attempting to conceptualise Arday’s own professional experiences of negotiating normative Whiteness, racial micro-aggression and the impact of racism on mental health and well-being. The analysis demonstrates the subtle but powerful ways racism unfolds within the academy and the nuanced, everyday forms of racism that persist against a backdrop of Whiteness and their impact on the mental health of Black and Minority Ethnic staff and students.