Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

From time to time, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. The links presented direct the reader to articles from many different points of view that deal with issues of African Americans in higher education. The articles selected in no way reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE.

We invite subscribers to e-mail us at contact@jbhe.com with suggestions of articles for inclusion in this feature.

Making Black Male Collegians the Rule, Not the Exception

In Texas Southern University Freshman ‘Village,” Goal Is Graduation

New Department of Education Rule for For-Profit Schools Hurts Black Students

Report Says Maryland Must Do More to Help Poor, Minority Students Complete College

Untold Stories of Black Mormons at Brigham Young University

Michael Sorrell Revived Paul Quinn College (and Almost Died Doing It)

John Wesley and the Black Colleges

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