The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

Tuskegee University Named a Distinguished Military College

The Distinguished Military College designation is reserved for institutions recognized for excellence in military leadership development, officer production, academic achievement, and service to the nation. Tuskegee is the only historically Black college or university to receive the designation.

Bishane Whitmore Named President of the Community College of Denver

Breaking News
With more than two decades of leadership experience in the United States Air Force, Dr. Whitmore holds both a master's degree and a Ph.D. in military strategy from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama.

Erika James Reappointed Dean of the Penn Wharton School

Breaking News
In 2020, Dr. James became the first woman and first African American to lead the Wharton School since its founding in 1881. Her contract has been extended and she will continue to lead the Ivy League business school through June 30, 2032.

Four Black Scholars With Academic Ties Named MacArthur Fellows

Breaking News
The four Black scholars with current affiliations with American educational institutions are Ellora Derenoncourt of Princeton University, Rodney McMillian of UCLA, Maaza Mengiste of Wesleyan University, and Immanuel Wilkins of New York University.

Research & Studies

The Number of African American Doctorates Reaches an All-Time High

African Americans earned 5.1 percent of all doctorates awarded by U.S. universities in 2025 and 8.3 percent of all doctorates awarded to U.S. citizens or permanent residents of this country.

Black Adults Are More Likely to Be Politically Disengaged When They Attend Multiracial Congregations

While the vast majority of Black Americans lean Democrat in their political views, where they worship shapes their politics, according to new research from Ryon Cobb, assistant professor of social work at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Predominately Black Neighborhoods Are Disproportionately Impacted by Pharmacy Deserts

Racial Gap
“When a pharmacy is absent in a neighborhood because it closed or was never there, this can create barriers for residents to not only obtain medications, but other essential health services, such as vaccines [and] testing and treatment for multiple diseases and conditions,” said Elaine Nsoesie, associate professor of global health at Boston University.

Racial Differences in How Long Students Take to Earn an Undergraduate Degree

HBCUs
Among Black students who earned an undergraduate award (bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, or certificates) in 2024–2025, those attending HBCUs completed their program faster than those attending other institutions.

The Majority of Voters Believe Race Relations in the U.S. Are Getting Worse

Research & Studies
Despite fears about race relations and the rise of White supremacy, more than nine-in-ten voters say America's diversity makes the country stronger, according to a new poll commissioned by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Black Poverty Rate Declines, But Huge Racial Gap Remains

Racial Gap
In 2025, more than 7.9 million African Americans were living with incomes below the official poverty rate. Nearly one quarter of all Black children live in poverty.

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“Black folks do not need another lecture about the importance of the ballot. We need a government that gives people a reason to believe their participation matters after the election.”

Duvalier Malone
Duvalier Malone,
an author and scholar who holds a doctorate in urban leadership and entrepreneurship from the University of the District of Columbia, writing on The Fulcrum, 10-12-26

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Statistic of the Week

1,093
Number of research doctorates earned by African American men in 2025
1,897
Number of research doctorates earned by African American women in 2025

source: Survey of Earned Doctorates (see JBHE post)

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HBCUs

Edward Waters University Announces $33 Million Investment in Campus Infrastructure

Included in this major infrastructure investment is a new student residence hall, which will be the first new student housing facility constructed on the HBCU's campus since 1982. Other projects include a new on-campus track and renovations to administrative and academic spaces.
Appointments & Awards

New Faculty Appointments for Five Black Scholars

Paula Marie Seniors was selected for an endowed professorship in Africana studies at Virginia Tech. The other appointments are four new assistant professors: Kamia Smith at the University of Cincinnati, Efemena Diejomaoh at Meharry Medical College, Danielle Lynch at Pomona College, and Camille Lois at Cornell University.
HBCUs

Savannah State University Seeks to Launch Its First Doctoral Program

Savannah State University plans to offer a doctor of public administration degree beginning in Fall 2027. The degree will be the HBCU's first doctoral program.
Appointments & Awards

Emory University’s Tayari Jones Receives Award for Her Latest Novel

Tayari Jones, an endowed professor at Emory University, has received the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction for her latest novel, Kin. The book is Professor Jones' fifth novel.
HBCUs

Elizabeth City State University and Lenoir Community College Establish New Aviation Partnership

Under a new agreement, students enrolled in LCC's aviation management and career pilot technology program may apply for co-admission to ECSU's bachelor's degree in aviation science.
Appointments & Awards

New Leadership Roles for Four Black Administrators in Academia

Amanda Peters Hopkins and Kevan L. Turman are taking on vice presidential roles in advancement at Rollins College and Salem Academy and College, respectively. Christine Mellampe is executive director of human resources for Bronx Community College and Brianna Clark-Williams is associate dean of Richmond College at the University of Richmond.
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.
HBCUs

Kalamazoo Public Schools Scholarship to Cover Tuition at HBCUs

For the past two decades, The Kalamazoo Promise scholarship program has covered up to 100 percent of tuition and mandatory fees for Kalamazoo Public Schools graduates attending one of 60 participating postsecondary institutions in the state of Michigan. Now the program has been expanded to support eligible students attending any HBCU in the nation.
Black Studies

Columbia’s Teachers College to Lead Study on the Impacts of Racial Inequities in New York City

“This study is an opportunity to turn historical understanding and community priorities into concrete recommendations for redress and racial justice,” said Columbia University's Sonya Douglass.
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.
HBCUs

Finalists Selected for President of the Southern University System

The three candidates to lead the Southern University System are Brian K. Bridges, the former Secretary of Higher Education for the State of New Jersey, Roscoe Jones, the former dean of the Drake University Law School in Iowa, and Larissa Littleton-Steib, the chancellor of Delgado Community College in New Orleans.
HBCUs

Lawsuit Claims Lincoln University of Missouri Was Shorted $362 Million in State Funding

Filed by a group of alumni and students, the lawsuit claims that Missouri violated the Morrill Act, which requires states to match federal funding directed to land-grant institutions. According to the plaintiffs, noncompliance with the legislation resulted in some $362 million in underfunding to Lincoln University between 1987 and 2020.
Enrollments

Just Over One Percent of First-Year Students at Carnegie Mellon University Are Black

Of the 1,865 first-year students at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh this fall, only 23 — 1.23 percent — are Black.
Degree Attainments

The Number of African American Doctorates Reaches an All-Time High

African Americans earned 5.1 percent of all doctorates awarded by U.S. universities in 2025 and 8.3 percent of all doctorates awarded to U.S. citizens or permanent residents of this country.
Breaking News

Tuskegee University Named a Distinguished Military College

The Distinguished Military College designation is reserved for institutions recognized for excellence in military leadership development, officer production, academic achievement, and service to the nation. Tuskegee is the only historically Black college or university to receive the designation.
Black Studies

Black Adults Are More Likely to Be Politically Disengaged When They Attend Multiracial Congregations

While the vast majority of Black Americans lean Democrat in their political views, where they worship shapes their politics, according to new research from Ryon Cobb, assistant professor of social work at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Breaking News

Bishane Whitmore Named President of the Community College of Denver

With more than two decades of leadership experience in the United States Air Force, Dr. Whitmore holds both a master's degree and a Ph.D. in military strategy from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama.
Racial Gap

Predominately Black Neighborhoods Are Disproportionately Impacted by Pharmacy Deserts

“When a pharmacy is absent in a neighborhood because it closed or was never there, this can create barriers for residents to not only obtain medications, but other essential health services, such as vaccines [and] testing and treatment for multiple diseases and conditions,” said Elaine Nsoesie, associate professor of global health at Boston University.
Breaking News

Erika James Reappointed Dean of the Penn Wharton School

In 2020, Dr. James became the first woman and first African American to lead the Wharton School since its founding in 1881. Her contract has been extended and she will continue to lead the Ivy League business school through June 30, 2032.
HBCUs

South Carolina State University Cuts Nine Academic Programs

Four of the cut programs enroll zero students, another four enroll a combined 29 students, and the ninth program — mechanical engineering technology — will be phased out as the HBCU now offers a full mechanical engineering degree.
Appointments & Awards

Six Black Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions

The appointments are Carole Boyce-Davies at Howard University, Whitney Fields at Vassar College, Anthony Robinson at Wayne State University, Angel Jones at the University of Washington Tacoma, Sandra Thomas-Lalmansingh at McDaniel College, and Kira Reed at Syracuse University.
HBCUs

Shaw University Alumni Raise Formal Concerns With the HBCU’s Administration

A group of alumni from Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, have sent a formal complaint to the North Carolina Attorney General's Office regarding concerns with their alma mater's administration. The alumni are wary of the HBCU's financial and real estate management, as well as an unclear university master plan.
Appointments & Awards

Zophia Edwards Receives National Book Award in Sociology

Dr. Edwards is an assistant professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She was recently honored by the American Sociological Association for her latest book, Fueling Development: How Black Radical Trade Unionism Transformed Trinidad and Tobago.
Grants and Gifts

National Park Service Awards $10.7 Million in Grants to Eleven HBCUs

Eleven HBCUs have received a combined $10.7 million in grant funding from the National Park Service to support the preservation and stabilization of historic campus buildings.
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HBCUs

Edward Waters University Announces $33 Million Investment in Campus Infrastructure

Included in this major infrastructure investment is a new student residence hall, which will be the first new student housing facility constructed on the HBCU's campus since 1982. Other projects include a new on-campus track and renovations to administrative and academic spaces.
Appointments & Awards

New Faculty Appointments for Five Black Scholars

Paula Marie Seniors was selected for an endowed professorship in Africana studies at Virginia Tech. The other appointments are four new assistant professors: Kamia Smith at the University of Cincinnati, Efemena Diejomaoh at Meharry Medical College, Danielle Lynch at Pomona College, and Camille Lois at Cornell University.
HBCUs

Savannah State University Seeks to Launch Its First Doctoral Program

Savannah State University plans to offer a doctor of public administration degree beginning in Fall 2027. The degree will be the HBCU's first doctoral program.
Appointments & Awards

Emory University’s Tayari Jones Receives Award for Her Latest Novel

Tayari Jones, an endowed professor at Emory University, has received the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction for her latest novel, Kin. The book is Professor Jones' fifth novel.
HBCUs

Elizabeth City State University and Lenoir Community College Establish New Aviation Partnership

Under a new agreement, students enrolled in LCC's aviation management and career pilot technology program may apply for co-admission to ECSU's bachelor's degree in aviation science.
Appointments & Awards

New Leadership Roles for Four Black Administrators in Academia

Amanda Peters Hopkins and Kevan L. Turman are taking on vice presidential roles in advancement at Rollins College and Salem Academy and College, respectively. Christine Mellampe is executive director of human resources for Bronx Community College and Brianna Clark-Williams is associate dean of Richmond College at the University of Richmond.
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.
HBCUs

Kalamazoo Public Schools Scholarship to Cover Tuition at HBCUs

For the past two decades, The Kalamazoo Promise scholarship program has covered up to 100 percent of tuition and mandatory fees for Kalamazoo Public Schools graduates attending one of 60 participating postsecondary institutions in the state of Michigan. Now the program has been expanded to support eligible students attending any HBCU in the nation.
Black Studies

Columbia’s Teachers College to Lead Study on the Impacts of Racial Inequities in New York City

“This study is an opportunity to turn historical understanding and community priorities into concrete recommendations for redress and racial justice,” said Columbia University's Sonya Douglass.
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.
HBCUs

Finalists Selected for President of the Southern University System

The three candidates to lead the Southern University System are Brian K. Bridges, the former Secretary of Higher Education for the State of New Jersey, Roscoe Jones, the former dean of the Drake University Law School in Iowa, and Larissa Littleton-Steib, the chancellor of Delgado Community College in New Orleans.
HBCUs

Lawsuit Claims Lincoln University of Missouri Was Shorted $362 Million in State Funding

Filed by a group of alumni and students, the lawsuit claims that Missouri violated the Morrill Act, which requires states to match federal funding directed to land-grant institutions. According to the plaintiffs, noncompliance with the legislation resulted in some $362 million in underfunding to Lincoln University between 1987 and 2020.
Enrollments

Just Over One Percent of First-Year Students at Carnegie Mellon University Are Black

Of the 1,865 first-year students at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh this fall, only 23 — 1.23 percent — are Black.
Degree Attainments

The Number of African American Doctorates Reaches an All-Time High

African Americans earned 5.1 percent of all doctorates awarded by U.S. universities in 2025 and 8.3 percent of all doctorates awarded to U.S. citizens or permanent residents of this country.
Breaking News

Tuskegee University Named a Distinguished Military College

The Distinguished Military College designation is reserved for institutions recognized for excellence in military leadership development, officer production, academic achievement, and service to the nation. Tuskegee is the only historically Black college or university to receive the designation.
Black Studies

Black Adults Are More Likely to Be Politically Disengaged When They Attend Multiracial Congregations

While the vast majority of Black Americans lean Democrat in their political views, where they worship shapes their politics, according to new research from Ryon Cobb, assistant professor of social work at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Breaking News

Bishane Whitmore Named President of the Community College of Denver

With more than two decades of leadership experience in the United States Air Force, Dr. Whitmore holds both a master's degree and a Ph.D. in military strategy from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama.
Racial Gap

Predominately Black Neighborhoods Are Disproportionately Impacted by Pharmacy Deserts

“When a pharmacy is absent in a neighborhood because it closed or was never there, this can create barriers for residents to not only obtain medications, but other essential health services, such as vaccines [and] testing and treatment for multiple diseases and conditions,” said Elaine Nsoesie, associate professor of global health at Boston University.
Breaking News

Erika James Reappointed Dean of the Penn Wharton School

In 2020, Dr. James became the first woman and first African American to lead the Wharton School since its founding in 1881. Her contract has been extended and she will continue to lead the Ivy League business school through June 30, 2032.
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