The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Monique Guillory Named Ninth President of Dillard University
Dr. Guillory has served as Dillard University's interim president for the past seven months. Her background includes over three decades of higher education administration experience.
Robert Q. Berry III to Lead School of Education at Indiana University
Dr. Berry, dean of the University of Arizona College of Education, has spent his career studying equity issues in mathematics. His new deanship at Indiana University will begin in April.
GerShun Avilez Appointed Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota
Dr. Avilez's background includes teaching and academic leadership appointments with the University of Maryland, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Yale University. His scholarship focuses on Black Diasporic literature and visual culture.
Research & Studies
The Huge Racial Gap in College Completion Rates
According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, the percentage of students who began college in the fall of 2018 and earned a credential within six years rose to 61.1 percent. For Black students who enrolled in 2018, 43.8 percent had earned a degree or other credential within six years. This is more than 17 percentage points below the overall rate. And the racial gap has increased in recent years.
Black Medical School Students Continue to Have to Cope With Racial Discrimination
A new study by scholars at the medical schools of New York University and Yale University finds that African American or Black students were less likely than their White counterparts to feel that medical school training contributed to their development as a person and physician.
School Segregation is Widening Racial Achievement Gaps in U.S. Public Schools
A new study from scholars at Stanford University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Alabama, has found racial achievement gaps grow more quickly in districts where Black and Hispanic students attend higher-poverty schools than their White peers.
Report Examines Long-Term Outcomes of State-Level Affirmative Action Bans
The National Bureau of Economic Research has examined the long-term effects on educational attainment and economic outcomes for Black and Hispanic students in Texas, California, Washington, and Florida - the first four states to ban affirmative action in higher education admissions decisions.
Statistic of the Week
52.1%
Percentage of all players in the NCAA's Football subdivision in 2024 who were Black
11.9%
Percentage of all head coaches in the NCAA's Football subdivision in 2024 who were Black
Source: Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, University of Central Florida
Quote of the Week
“It is an honor, and I hope all coaches—minorities, Black, Asian, White, it doesn't matter, great people—continue to get opportunities to lead young men like this. This ain't about me. It's about us.”