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.

Computer Science Has a Racism Problem: These Researchers Want to Fix It
Nature

Racism Never Left US Schools — Now It’s Taking Worrying New Forms
Al Jazeera

This Black Female Engineer Broke Through the Double Bind of Racism and Sexism and Directly Nurtured a Legion of STEM Leaders
Scientific American

The School of Arts and Sciences Prioritizes Diversity and Inclusion in Faculty Hiring, Retention and Support
Brandeis University

Educators Can Help Make STEM Fields Diverse
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Today

How HBCUs Are Navigating the Recent Influx Of Cash And Students
F0rbes

Balancing The Equation: 185 Years of Struggle for an Equitable Education at America’s First HBCU
Philadelphia Inquirer

Students Say MU Faculty Still Does Not Include Enough Black Educators
Columbia Missourian
(University of Missouri)

More Black Americans Must Get Involved in Education, Schools
The St. Louis American

UCLA Must Help Support Black Students’ Mental Health
Daily Bruin
(University of California, Los Angeles)

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