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
Leadership Changes Swell at Black Colleges
Can Buildings Be Racist? A CU Boulder Architect Explores
Black Fraternities and Sororities Share a Long History at Duke
Impact of the Associate Dean for Racial Equity Role and the Future of Racial Justice at Scripps
University of Toledo Revises Race-Based Scholarships Following Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
End of Affirmative Action Threatens Diversity on University of Wisconsin Campus
Structural Racism and Cancer Disparities: Looking at All the Angles
UK University Cuts Threaten to ‘Wipe Out’ Black Scholarship, Academics Say
Enrollment Gains at HBCUs Could Be Improved With More Funding
Just Say No to Discrimination
Black Women on the Academic Tightrope: Four Scholars Weigh In
For Xavier, This Little Known Professor Had Enormous Impact. Here’s How.
The Fight Over DEI Continues. Can We Find Common Ground?
How Campus Protests Exposed the Flaws in Higher Education Diversity Initiatives
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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.
