Oral history conducted for the Living the Legacy: 50th Anniversary of African Americans in Residence commemoration. Mallory Walker arrived at William & Mary in 2013. During her time at William & Mary, she served as an Orientation Aide, a W&M tour guide, and was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Additionally, she wrote a column, “Behind Closed Doors”, for the Flat Hat, and gained work experience through Phone-a-thon and the Reeder Media Center. After graduating in 2017, Walker was chosen as a Mosaic Fellow as part of the Mosaic Program at Swem Library. She spent the 2017-18 school year working on a number of projects in Special Collections, including processing materials, cohosting a Digital Preservation Workshop, and fabricating several exhibits using university collections. She will begin a graduate program at Simmons College in Fall 2018. In her interview, Walker speaks fondly of William & Mary’s beautiful campus, outstanding education. Since her older brother also attended the College, she recalls that she never “really felt like William & Mary wasn’t home.” She describes her favorite memories with her friends as “quintessentially college.” Despite this, Walker describes serious flaws in campus culture, such as the microaggressions she experienced as a black woman, the feelings of tokenization she felt in her white sorority, and the stigma surrounding mental health. Walker states that the institution likes to “skirt over the harder truths.” These factors have complicated Walker’s original “rose-colored” view of William & Mary. As an alum, she hopes the school will “reevaluate” tradition and prioritize diversity, inclusion, and equity into the future.