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 with suggestions of articles for inclusion in this feature.
Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers
Integrated Schools Are Vital to Safeguarding American Democracy
In ‘Other’ News: Can Coverage Be Balanced When It Comes to Race, Gender?
Prison Politics: Incarcerated Black College Students Hailing from Traditionally Democratic Households Remain Critical of Kamala Harris
Shortage of Black Doctors Is Rooted in Racist History — a $600 Million Gift Will Help Historically Black Medical Schools Address the Gap
Sex and Race-Based Discrimination at South College
The Histories of Enslaved People Were Written by Slavers. A BU Researcher Is Working to Change That
We Must Build a More Diverse Medical Workforce To Address Our Physician Shortage
Exploring Blackness in the Works of Miguel de Cervantes
A Black Feminist Voice on Loss
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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.
