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Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, 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.

Confronting Academia’s Ties to Slavery
The New York Times

Five Myths About Historically Black Colleges
New Haven Register

What Black Students Need to Know About Paying for College
Black Enterprise

The Bind of Historically Black Schools in the Age of Trump
New Yorker

Our First African American Graduate
The University of Vermont University Communications

For the Country’s Sake, HBCUs Must Make Progress
The Hill

Report: The Race Gap in Higher Education Is Very Real
USA Today

 No Money, Mo’ Problems: Alabama HBCU #EpicFail After Firing Gwen Boyd
Rolling Out

On Race and Meritocracy in Academia
PopMatters

The Cautionary Tales And Complicated Legacies Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities
WBUR 90.9

Stanford Scholar Tells History of Cold War From African American Perspective
Stanford News

Why Teach Kanye West?
The Source (Washington University in St. Louis)

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