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
Why Black Women Are Pushing to Diversify Health Care Industry
Was Larry Robinson’s Departure Voluntary?
You Can Do and Be Anything Coming From an HBCU
How America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Welcomed Jewish Refugees
Military Museum Researcher Explains Real Mission of Buffalo Soldiers in Utah’s History
Seattle Opera Presents a World Premiere Opera About the Intrepid Troupe of Black American Singers Who Changed Music History
The San Francisco Student Strike That Created Black Studies
As a Black Middle-School Student, I Was Tracked Into Lower-Level Math Classes That Kept Me Back
How to Accelerate the Future of Innovation at HBCUs
Missouri State’s First Black Applicant to Be Honored on African-American Heritage Trail
Black Sororities and Fraternities—Including Alpha Kappa Alpha—Have Always Been a Political Forced
Bloomberg Spends Wisely on HBCUs
Reversing the Negative Impact of Racism and Patriarchy on Black Women
Medical School Drops Scholarship Program Offered Only to Racial Minorities
How Kamala Harris Embodies the Ethos of Howard University
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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.
