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.

A Renewed Emphasis on Diversity in Faculty Hiring
UC Davis News

Penn State Wavers on Funding for Center for Racial Justice, a Key Commitment After 2020 Protests
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

University of South Carolina Black Faculty Group Concerned About Diversity of Instructors, Administrators on Campus
The State

Finding Love While Black: The Difference for Black Men and Women at PWIs and HBCUs
The Daily Egyptian
(Southern Illinois University)

How Black Latinos Found a Future in an Alabama HBCU After Slavery
USA Today

Universities Must Do Better at Bridging the Gap Between Diversity and Belonging
Times Higher Education

UT Southwestern Study Highlights Racial Bias Factors in Physician Assistant Training
UT Southwestern Newsroom

A New Teacher at 50: Inside the Struggle to Rebuild America’s Black Teaching Workforce
Education Week

San Diego State University Africana Studies Department Chair Responds to ‘Fake Slave Persona’ Assignment
The Daily Aztec
(San Diego State University)

The Suffocation of Blackness
The Daily Mississippian
(University of Mississippi)

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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.

AAUP Urges Institutions to Fund, Protect, and Publicize DEI Initiatives in Academia

The AAUP urges academic institutions to recruit and retain diverse faculty and student bodies and to "fund, protect, and publicize research in all fields that contributes to the common good and responds more widely to the needs of a diverse public."

In Memoriam: Ralphenia D. Pace

A scholar of food and nutritional sciences, Dr. Pace taught at Tuskegee University in Alabama for more than 40 years.

Black Matriculants Are Down at U.S. Medical Schools

In 2024, the share of Black applicants to U.S. medical schools increased by 2.8 percent from 2023. However, the share of Black medical school matriculants decreased by 11.6 percent. Notably, there has been year-over-year progress in overall Black medical school representation, which has risen to from 7.9 percent in 2017 to 10.3 percent in 2024.

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