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.

What Do Struggling Historically Black Colleges Like South Carolina State Need to Do to Survive?
PBS Newshour

Minorities and Poor College Students Are Shouldering the Most Student Debt
The Washington Post

Planting Seeds for Ph.D.s: Project Encourages Minorities to Earn Doctoral Degrees in Business, Enter Academia
North Dallas Gazette

Bernie Sanders’ Plan for Free College Could End Racial Disparities in Higher Education
Take Part

What I Learned Teaching at a Historically Black College
The Washington Post

Tennessee High School Senior Gets Into All Eight Ivy League Schools and Turns Them Down for the University of Alabama
Daily News

Stanford Music Scholar Redefines the Jazz and Cabaret Culture of 1920s Harlem
Stanford News

The Case for Black Doctors
The New York Times

Ol’ America Should Become More Racist
Thy Black Man

Alabama HBCU Presidents on Federal College Ratings
Inside Oakwood

Out of Africa: E-Learning Makes Further Education a Reality for Tens of Thousands
The Guardian

Congressional Black Caucus Seeks Measures to Improve Tech Diversity
USA Today

Emory Doctoral Student’s Painting Acquired by New Smithsonian Museum
Emory News

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