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
Illinois Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Calls on Military Academies to Step Up Efforts to Increase Black and Hispanic Enrollment
Rice Black Student Leaders Mentor, Build Community With Local High School Students
University of Toronto Prof Explores Black History in Canada
Oberlin’s First Black Graduate Honored in Tappan Square
Can Freedom Schools Fill Educational Gaps for Black Students?
A Historian’s Look at Abolition and Citizenship
Colin Kaepernick and the Legacy of Giants
Diddy Donation: Jackson State Remains Quiet on $1M Gift
Black Women in the Workplace: Strategies for Overcoming Invisibility, Harmful Stereotypes and Racial Bias
What the End of Affirmative Action Means for Black College Students
Black Student Enrollment Grows Despite Supreme Court Ruling
The Importance of Academic Spaces for Developing Black Excellence
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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.
