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Cherae M. Farmer Is the First Black Woman to Lead the American Dental Education Association

Dr. Farmer has served as dean of the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville for the past 11 years. She has more than three decades of experience in dental practice and education.

Alexander Weheliye Elected President of the American Studies Association

Breaking News
Dr. Weheliye, an endowed professor and chair of modern culture and media at Brown University, will serve a one-year term as president-elect before assuming the presidency of the American Studies Association in 2027.

New Dean Positions for Three Black Administrators in Student Affairs

Breaking News
Dawna Jones is dean of students at Duke University and Michael J. States is dean of students for the University of Miami School of Law. Kelvin Rutledge is vice president and dean of student affairs at SUNY's Westchester Community College.

Sarah J. Williams Is the New Leader of Penn State’s Law School

Breaking News
Professor Williams has been selected to serve as interim dean of Penn State Dickinson Law. An expert on financial and securities regulations, she has been a faculty member with the university for the past seven years.

Research & Studies

Study Finds People Often Don’t Notice the Absence of Black People in a Group

A new study finds that people are significantly more likely to notice the absence of White people in a group than they are the absence of Black people. This bias in perception can mask inequality and make our environments appear more diverse than they truly are.

How Appropriated Racial Oppression Impacts Black Parent-Child Discussions on Race

The study found that parents’ own racialized worldview can impact their ability to transmit positive messages to the younger generation that are empirically found to promote well-being.

Study Connects Psychosocial Stressors With Heart Failure Risk in Black Women

Racial Gap
Black women who have experienced racial discrimination in employment, housing, and police interactions have a higher risk of heart failure. A similar risk was found among Black women who had experienced frequent abuse in childhood or adolescence.

UNCF Report Shows HBCUs’ Success in Awarding STEM Bachelor’s Degrees to Black Students

HBCUs
Although HBCUs represent 9 percent of all four-year bachelor-degree-granting institutions in the 21 states and U.S. territories where they are located, these colleges and universities awarded 28 percent of all STEM bachelor's degrees earned by Black students in the 2022–2023 academic year.

Counties That Historically Relied on Slave Labor Have Larger Present-Day Racial Mortality Gaps

Racial Gap
Using census data from 1860 and mortality data from 2010–2020, scholars from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that U.S. counties with higher proportions of enslaved Black Americans in 1860 have higher contemporary Black mortality rates and lower contemporary White mortality rates.

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3,039,000
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2,412,000
Number of African American students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions in 2023

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Research & Studies

Study Finds People Often Don’t Notice the Absence of Black People in a Group

A new study finds that people are significantly more likely to notice the absence of White people in a group than they are the absence of Black people. This bias in perception can mask inequality and make our environments appear more diverse than they truly are.
Breaking News

Cherae M. Farmer Is the First Black Woman to Lead the American Dental Education Association

Dr. Farmer has served as dean of the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville for the past 11 years. She has more than three decades of experience in dental practice and education.
Research & Studies

How Appropriated Racial Oppression Impacts Black Parent-Child Discussions on Race

The study found that parents’ own racialized worldview can impact their ability to transmit positive messages to the younger generation that are empirically found to promote well-being.
Breaking News

Alexander Weheliye Elected President of the American Studies Association

Dr. Weheliye, an endowed professor and chair of modern culture and media at Brown University, will serve a one-year term as president-elect before assuming the presidency of the American Studies Association in 2027.
Racial Gap

Study Connects Psychosocial Stressors With Heart Failure Risk in Black Women

Black women who have experienced racial discrimination in employment, housing, and police interactions have a higher risk of heart failure. A similar risk was found among Black women who had experienced frequent abuse in childhood or adolescence.
Breaking News

New Dean Positions for Three Black Administrators in Student Affairs

Dawna Jones is dean of students at Duke University and Michael J. States is dean of students for the University of Miami School of Law. Kelvin Rutledge is vice president and dean of student affairs at SUNY's Westchester Community College.
HBCUs

Meharry Medical College Opens New Dental Clinic for Adults With Disabilites

Meharry Medical College's new A.B.L.E Clinic provides specialized care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a population facing disproportionate levels of tooth decay and complex oral health issues.
Appointments & Awards

Eight Black Scholars Selected for New Academic Appointments

The appointments are David W. Brown at Temple University, Christina Baker at the University of California, Merced, Dennis C. Sweet IV at Washington and Lee University, Trena Warren at Belhaven University, Tiffani Chidume at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Avery Bargassé at the University of Cincinnati, Jean Beaman at the City University of New York, and Aimee J. Carlisle at the College of Law at the University of California, San Francisco.
HBCUs

Fayetteville State University Unveils Nearly $70 Million College of Education Building

Fayetteville State University has opened a new $69.3 million facility to serve as the new home for the HBCU's College of Education. The four-story, 72,000-square-foot building was funded through capital appropriations from the North Carolina General Assembly.
Appointments & Awards

Brittany Suggs Receives Emerging Leader Award From the American Counseling Association

The American Counseling Association has presented its Robert H. Rencken Emerging Professor Leader Award to Brittany Suggs, an assistant professor and graduate clinical coordinator in the department of counseling and human services at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
HBCUs

Saint Augustine’s University Cancels All Classes for the Fall Semester

In April, Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina, filed for bankruptcy. Although the HBCU had initially planned to offer some certificate and apprenticeship programs, the university has now canceled all classes for the Fall 2026 semester to reduce payroll and other expenditures.
Appointments & Awards

New Roles for Four Black Administrators in Higher Education

Mattie White and Katreshia Louis-Verrett are the new athletic directors at Emory University and North Carolina A&T State University, respectively. Kizzy N. Lea is chief financial officer at Livingstone College and William C. Nelson Jr. is chief of staff to the provost at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Articles

Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Books

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view.
Grants and Gifts

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Black Studies

Kennedy-King College Announces New Academic Partnership with the Black Midwifery Collective

Under the new partnership, Kennedy-King College in Chicago and the Black Midwifery Collective will launch a licensed certified professional midwifery program at the community college beginning in Spring 2027.
Black Studies

Northwestern University to Restructure Its Program of African Studies

Northwestern University's Program of African Studies is an interdisciplinary research center focused on scholarship relating to the continent of Africa. The program will soon transition from the Office for Research to the Office of the Provost, which will result in the elimination of the program's two staff members.
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Fred Allen Bragg, 1943–2026

Bragg served as an academic advisor at historically Black Prairie View A&M University in Texas for nearly three decades.
HBCUs

UNCF Report Shows HBCUs’ Success in Awarding STEM Bachelor’s Degrees to Black Students

Although HBCUs represent 9 percent of all four-year bachelor-degree-granting institutions in the 21 states and U.S. territories where they are located, these colleges and universities awarded 28 percent of all STEM bachelor's degrees earned by Black students in the 2022–2023 academic year.
Breaking News

Sarah J. Williams Is the New Leader of Penn State’s Law School

Professor Williams has been selected to serve as interim dean of Penn State Dickinson Law. An expert on financial and securities regulations, she has been a faculty member with the university for the past seven years.
Racial Gap

Counties That Historically Relied on Slave Labor Have Larger Present-Day Racial Mortality Gaps

Using census data from 1860 and mortality data from 2010–2020, scholars from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that U.S. counties with higher proportions of enslaved Black Americans in 1860 have higher contemporary Black mortality rates and lower contemporary White mortality rates.
Breaking News

Royel M. Johnson Named Editor of *The Review of Higher Education*

“The Review of Higher Education has been a space where rigorous scholarship meets real questions about who has access to higher education and why,” said Dr. Johnson, associate professor at the University of Southern California.
Research & Studies

Black Teens Are More Susceptible to Unhealthy Food Marketing by Black Social Media Influencers

“Adolescence is a critical period for social modeling,” said lead author Emily Balcetis, associate professor of psychology at NYU. “When influencers share those identities, they grab attention, and as a result, signal what people like their followers do, value, and eat.”
Breaking News

Five New Deans at Historically Black Universities

The deans are Gregory D. Goins at North Carolina A&T State University's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Michael L. Jones at Hampton University's School of Nursing, Chance M. Glenn Sr. at Wilberforce University's College of Engineering, Britaney S. Lott at Voorhees University's School of Business & Entrepreneurship, and Cheryl A. Thaxton at Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences.
Breaking News

Arkansas Baptist College Fires President Bill Walker

William “Bill” Walker Jr., president of Arkansas Baptist College, has been fired. He began his presidency in October 2025 following eight years as a member of the HBCU's board of trustees.
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Research & Studies

Study Finds People Often Don’t Notice the Absence of Black People in a Group

A new study finds that people are significantly more likely to notice the absence of White people in a group than they are the absence of Black people. This bias in perception can mask inequality and make our environments appear more diverse than they truly are.
Breaking News

Cherae M. Farmer Is the First Black Woman to Lead the American Dental Education Association

Dr. Farmer has served as dean of the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville for the past 11 years. She has more than three decades of experience in dental practice and education.
Research & Studies

How Appropriated Racial Oppression Impacts Black Parent-Child Discussions on Race

The study found that parents’ own racialized worldview can impact their ability to transmit positive messages to the younger generation that are empirically found to promote well-being.
Breaking News

Alexander Weheliye Elected President of the American Studies Association

Dr. Weheliye, an endowed professor and chair of modern culture and media at Brown University, will serve a one-year term as president-elect before assuming the presidency of the American Studies Association in 2027.
Racial Gap

Study Connects Psychosocial Stressors With Heart Failure Risk in Black Women

Black women who have experienced racial discrimination in employment, housing, and police interactions have a higher risk of heart failure. A similar risk was found among Black women who had experienced frequent abuse in childhood or adolescence.
Breaking News

New Dean Positions for Three Black Administrators in Student Affairs

Dawna Jones is dean of students at Duke University and Michael J. States is dean of students for the University of Miami School of Law. Kelvin Rutledge is vice president and dean of student affairs at SUNY's Westchester Community College.
HBCUs

Meharry Medical College Opens New Dental Clinic for Adults With Disabilites

Meharry Medical College's new A.B.L.E Clinic provides specialized care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a population facing disproportionate levels of tooth decay and complex oral health issues.
Appointments & Awards

Eight Black Scholars Selected for New Academic Appointments

The appointments are David W. Brown at Temple University, Christina Baker at the University of California, Merced, Dennis C. Sweet IV at Washington and Lee University, Trena Warren at Belhaven University, Tiffani Chidume at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Avery Bargassé at the University of Cincinnati, Jean Beaman at the City University of New York, and Aimee J. Carlisle at the College of Law at the University of California, San Francisco.
HBCUs

Fayetteville State University Unveils Nearly $70 Million College of Education Building

Fayetteville State University has opened a new $69.3 million facility to serve as the new home for the HBCU's College of Education. The four-story, 72,000-square-foot building was funded through capital appropriations from the North Carolina General Assembly.
Appointments & Awards

Brittany Suggs Receives Emerging Leader Award From the American Counseling Association

The American Counseling Association has presented its Robert H. Rencken Emerging Professor Leader Award to Brittany Suggs, an assistant professor and graduate clinical coordinator in the department of counseling and human services at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
HBCUs

Saint Augustine’s University Cancels All Classes for the Fall Semester

In April, Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina, filed for bankruptcy. Although the HBCU had initially planned to offer some certificate and apprenticeship programs, the university has now canceled all classes for the Fall 2026 semester to reduce payroll and other expenditures.
Appointments & Awards

New Roles for Four Black Administrators in Higher Education

Mattie White and Katreshia Louis-Verrett are the new athletic directors at Emory University and North Carolina A&T State University, respectively. Kizzy N. Lea is chief financial officer at Livingstone College and William C. Nelson Jr. is chief of staff to the provost at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Articles

Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Books

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view.
Grants and Gifts

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Black Studies

Kennedy-King College Announces New Academic Partnership with the Black Midwifery Collective

Under the new partnership, Kennedy-King College in Chicago and the Black Midwifery Collective will launch a licensed certified professional midwifery program at the community college beginning in Spring 2027.
Black Studies

Northwestern University to Restructure Its Program of African Studies

Northwestern University's Program of African Studies is an interdisciplinary research center focused on scholarship relating to the continent of Africa. The program will soon transition from the Office for Research to the Office of the Provost, which will result in the elimination of the program's two staff members.
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Fred Allen Bragg, 1943–2026

Bragg served as an academic advisor at historically Black Prairie View A&M University in Texas for nearly three decades.
HBCUs

UNCF Report Shows HBCUs’ Success in Awarding STEM Bachelor’s Degrees to Black Students

Although HBCUs represent 9 percent of all four-year bachelor-degree-granting institutions in the 21 states and U.S. territories where they are located, these colleges and universities awarded 28 percent of all STEM bachelor's degrees earned by Black students in the 2022–2023 academic year.
Breaking News

Sarah J. Williams Is the New Leader of Penn State’s Law School

Professor Williams has been selected to serve as interim dean of Penn State Dickinson Law. An expert on financial and securities regulations, she has been a faculty member with the university for the past seven years.
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