Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

magazineFrom 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 do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE.

We invite subscribers to e-mail us or tweet @jbhedotcom with suggestions of articles for inclusion in this feature.

Teaching at Harvard: Professor Biodun Jeyifo’s Experience
The Daily Sun

Minority Serving Institutions Left Out of the Community College Conversation
The Hill

For Recent Black College Graduates, a Tougher Road to Employment
The New York Times

University of Tennessee Still Striving to Expand Diversity in Faculty, Staff
The Daily Beacon

Duke’s Basketball Stadium: Designed by an African American During Segregation
WUNC

What Major Obstacles Are African Universities Facing?
Forbes

How the HBCU Experience Prepared Me for Ivy League School, Life
HBCU Buzz

How White Flight Destroyed the Mississippi Delta
MSN News

Is Obama Trying to Kill Black Colleges?
Black Voice News

Shared Civil Rights Principles for the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
UNCF

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