The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

Nefertiti Walker to Lead the University of Massachusetts Boston

Dr. Walker, a professor of sport management, currently serves as senior vice president for academic affairs, student affairs, and equity at UMass Amherst. She is slated to assume new responsibilities as interim chancellor of UMass Boston on February 1.

The Higher Education of the Nation’s Four Newly Elected Black Governors

Breaking News
Currently, recently reelected Maryland Governor Wes Moore is the only sitting Black governor in the country. In January, four more Black Americans will assume gubernatorial seats: Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, David Crowley in Wisconsin, Byron Donalds in Florida, and Aaron Ford in Nevada.

Calvin Ball Named Interim President of Baltimore City Community College

Breaking News
Eight years ago, Dr. Ball became the first African American to serve as executive of Howard County in Maryland. He has stepped down from that role to become interim president of Baltimore City Community College.

Tonjanita Johnson Appointed President of the Universities of Wisconsin

Breaking News
Since 2019, Dr. Johnson has been senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the University of Alabama System. She will begin her new role in January, overseeing Wisconsin's 13 public universities.

Research & Studies

Vast Racial Differences in the Financing of Doctoral Education

Only 26.4 percent of all African Americans who earned doctorates in 2025 had no education-related debt when they earned their terminal degree. For Whites, 55.5 percent had no education-related debt.

The Good News Is That There Are Nearly 9 Million Black Americans Who Hold College Degrees

But the bad news is that a persistent racial gap remains. And there is a large gender gap in educational attainment among Black Americans.

A Genetic Variant Unique to Black People May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Research & Studies
A particular genetic variant unique to people of African descent is linked to stiffer, less flexible blood vessels, which may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research led by scientists at the Aging & Brain Health Alliance at Rutgers University.

Federal Reserve Board Report Shows Huge Racial Income and Wealth Gaps

Racial Gap
According to the Survey of Consumer Finances, the median Black family income was only 51.8 percent of the median non-Hispanic White family income in 2025. Non-Hispanic White family wealth was nearly 10 times the median Black family wealth.

Racial Differences in the Age of Doctoral Degree Recipients in the United States

Degree Attainments
More than 23 percent of all Black Americsns who earned doctorates in 2025 were over the age of 45. For White Americans earning doctorates in 2025, only 8.7 percent were over the age of 45.

Study Examines How African Americans View Caregiving Responsibilities for Older Adults

Research & Studies
A new study led by Nekehia Quashie, assistant professor of public health at the University of Rhode Island, examines how different African American age groups feel about the responsibility of supporting older adults.

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32.9%
Percentage of Black American women over the age of 25 in 2025 that had obtained at least a bachelor’s degree
26.6%
Percentage of Black American men over the age of 25 in 2025 that had obtained at least a bachelor’s degree

Source: U.S. Census Bureau (see JBHE post)

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Racial Gap

Vast Racial Differences in the Financing of Doctoral Education

Only 26.4 percent of all African Americans who earned doctorates in 2025 had no education-related debt when they earned their terminal degree. For Whites, 55.5 percent had no education-related debt.
Breaking News

Nefertiti Walker to Lead the University of Massachusetts Boston

Dr. Walker, a professor of sport management, currently serves as senior vice president for academic affairs, student affairs, and equity at UMass Amherst. She is slated to assume new responsibilities as interim chancellor of UMass Boston on February 1.
Degree Attainments

The Good News Is That There Are Nearly 9 Million Black Americans Who Hold College Degrees

But the bad news is that a persistent racial gap remains. And there is a large gender gap in educational attainment among Black Americans.
Breaking News

The Higher Education of the Nation’s Four Newly Elected Black Governors

Currently, recently reelected Maryland Governor Wes Moore is the only sitting Black governor in the country. In January, four more Black Americans will assume gubernatorial seats: Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, David Crowley in Wisconsin, Byron Donalds in Florida, and Aaron Ford in Nevada.
Research & Studies

A Genetic Variant Unique to Black People May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

A particular genetic variant unique to people of African descent is linked to stiffer, less flexible blood vessels, which may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research led by scientists at the Aging & Brain Health Alliance at Rutgers University.
Breaking News

Calvin Ball Named Interim President of Baltimore City Community College

Eight years ago, Dr. Ball became the first African American to serve as executive of Howard County in Maryland. He has stepped down from that role to become interim president of Baltimore City Community College.
HBCUs

Jackson State University to Layoff Eight Employees Due to Changes in Title III Funding

The affected employees include staff members in the HBCU's division of institutional advancement, whose positions were funded through a Title III project. Those funds will be reallocated to other Title III activities at Jackson State.
Appointments & Awards

New Appointments for Three Black Administrators in Higher Education

The appointments are Deidra Hill at Rutgers University-Newark, Anthony E. Barwick at Wilberforce University in Ohio, and Adrian Thomas at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
Grants and Gifts

Ten HBCUs Receive More Than $97 Million in Combined Federal Defense Funding

The new funds aim to support more HBCUs in achieving the prestigious R1 status, the highest research activity classification among colleges and universities in the United States.
Appointments & Awards

April Lavette Jones Receives National Award for Contributions to Social Work Education

Dr. Jones has influenced social work education at Bellevue University, Talladega College, Tuskegee University, and Alabama A&M University, where she currently serves as director of director of strategic innovation and distance social work education in the department of social work.
HBCUs

Drake State Partners With Blue Origin for New Opportunities in Space Manufacturing

Students at historically Black Drake State Community & Technical College in Alabama now have the opportunity to participate in Blue Origin's ATLAS program, a paid apprenticeship that combines technical education with hands-on industry experience in space manufacturing.
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Linda Kay Jackson, 1944–2026

Jackson was a longtime administrator with several universities in Ohio. At Ohio State University, she held various roles within the Office of Minority Affairs, including director of administration and acting vice provost.
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.
Appointments & Awards

Avis Proctor Awarded for Leadership in Community College Education

Dr. Proctor has served as the sixth president of Harper College in Illinois for the past seven years. She was recently honored by the Association of Community College Trustees for her leadership in advancing student success, institutional innovation, and community college education.
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.
Features

Now Is the Time to Invest in HBCU Research Commercialization

Patent applications from scholars at HBCUs have surged, but without infrastructure, the value stays on the table.
Enrollments

Black First-Year Enrollment at Harvard Continues to Decline

For the Harvard Class of 2030, about 9.3 percent of students are Black. This is a major decline from three years ago, when 18 percent of first-year students at Harvard were Black.
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.
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Henrie Monteith Treadwell, 1946–2026

Dr. Treadwell earned her bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of South Carolina in 1956, making her the university's first Black graduate since Reconstruction.
Racial Gap

Federal Reserve Board Report Shows Huge Racial Income and Wealth Gaps

According to the Survey of Consumer Finances, the median Black family income was only 51.8 percent of the median non-Hispanic White family income in 2025. Non-Hispanic White family wealth was nearly 10 times the median Black family wealth.
Breaking News

Tonjanita Johnson Appointed President of the Universities of Wisconsin

Since 2019, Dr. Johnson has been senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the University of Alabama System. She will begin her new role in January, overseeing Wisconsin's 13 public universities.
Degree Attainments

Racial Differences in the Age of Doctoral Degree Recipients in the United States

More than 23 percent of all Black Americsns who earned doctorates in 2025 were over the age of 45. For White Americans earning doctorates in 2025, only 8.7 percent were over the age of 45.
Breaking News

Ronald A. Johnson to Lead Bluefield State University in West Virginia

Dr. Johnson comes to his new role with extensive senior leadership experience in higher education. He is a former president of Clark Atlanta University and a former interim president of Kentucky State University and Tennessee State University.
Research & Studies

Study Examines How African Americans View Caregiving Responsibilities for Older Adults

A new study led by Nekehia Quashie, assistant professor of public health at the University of Rhode Island, examines how different African American age groups feel about the responsibility of supporting older adults.
Breaking News

The Next President of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture

Travis E. Mitchell will become the new president of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in November. Mitchell is a member of the foundation board and the board of visitors for the journalism school at Morgan State University in Baltimore, as well as the board of trustees for Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Racial Gap

Vast Racial Differences in the Financing of Doctoral Education

Only 26.4 percent of all African Americans who earned doctorates in 2025 had no education-related debt when they earned their terminal degree. For Whites, 55.5 percent had no education-related debt.
Breaking News

Nefertiti Walker to Lead the University of Massachusetts Boston

Dr. Walker, a professor of sport management, currently serves as senior vice president for academic affairs, student affairs, and equity at UMass Amherst. She is slated to assume new responsibilities as interim chancellor of UMass Boston on February 1.
Degree Attainments

The Good News Is That There Are Nearly 9 Million Black Americans Who Hold College Degrees

But the bad news is that a persistent racial gap remains. And there is a large gender gap in educational attainment among Black Americans.
Breaking News

The Higher Education of the Nation’s Four Newly Elected Black Governors

Currently, recently reelected Maryland Governor Wes Moore is the only sitting Black governor in the country. In January, four more Black Americans will assume gubernatorial seats: Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, David Crowley in Wisconsin, Byron Donalds in Florida, and Aaron Ford in Nevada.
Research & Studies

A Genetic Variant Unique to Black People May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

A particular genetic variant unique to people of African descent is linked to stiffer, less flexible blood vessels, which may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research led by scientists at the Aging & Brain Health Alliance at Rutgers University.
Breaking News

Calvin Ball Named Interim President of Baltimore City Community College

Eight years ago, Dr. Ball became the first African American to serve as executive of Howard County in Maryland. He has stepped down from that role to become interim president of Baltimore City Community College.
HBCUs

Jackson State University to Layoff Eight Employees Due to Changes in Title III Funding

The affected employees include staff members in the HBCU's division of institutional advancement, whose positions were funded through a Title III project. Those funds will be reallocated to other Title III activities at Jackson State.
Appointments & Awards

New Appointments for Three Black Administrators in Higher Education

The appointments are Deidra Hill at Rutgers University-Newark, Anthony E. Barwick at Wilberforce University in Ohio, and Adrian Thomas at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
Grants and Gifts

Ten HBCUs Receive More Than $97 Million in Combined Federal Defense Funding

The new funds aim to support more HBCUs in achieving the prestigious R1 status, the highest research activity classification among colleges and universities in the United States.
Appointments & Awards

April Lavette Jones Receives National Award for Contributions to Social Work Education

Dr. Jones has influenced social work education at Bellevue University, Talladega College, Tuskegee University, and Alabama A&M University, where she currently serves as director of director of strategic innovation and distance social work education in the department of social work.
HBCUs

Drake State Partners With Blue Origin for New Opportunities in Space Manufacturing

Students at historically Black Drake State Community & Technical College in Alabama now have the opportunity to participate in Blue Origin's ATLAS program, a paid apprenticeship that combines technical education with hands-on industry experience in space manufacturing.
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Linda Kay Jackson, 1944–2026

Jackson was a longtime administrator with several universities in Ohio. At Ohio State University, she held various roles within the Office of Minority Affairs, including director of administration and acting vice provost.
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.
Appointments & Awards

Avis Proctor Awarded for Leadership in Community College Education

Dr. Proctor has served as the sixth president of Harper College in Illinois for the past seven years. She was recently honored by the Association of Community College Trustees for her leadership in advancing student success, institutional innovation, and community college education.
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.
Features

Now Is the Time to Invest in HBCU Research Commercialization

Patent applications from scholars at HBCUs have surged, but without infrastructure, the value stays on the table.
Enrollments

Black First-Year Enrollment at Harvard Continues to Decline

For the Harvard Class of 2030, about 9.3 percent of students are Black. This is a major decline from three years ago, when 18 percent of first-year students at Harvard were Black.
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.
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Henrie Monteith Treadwell, 1946–2026

Dr. Treadwell earned her bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of South Carolina in 1956, making her the university's first Black graduate since Reconstruction.
Racial Gap

Federal Reserve Board Report Shows Huge Racial Income and Wealth Gaps

According to the Survey of Consumer Finances, the median Black family income was only 51.8 percent of the median non-Hispanic White family income in 2025. Non-Hispanic White family wealth was nearly 10 times the median Black family wealth.
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