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 Is It Important For Black Boys To Learn To Code?
Study Links School Segregation to Higher Dementia Risk Among Black Americans
Art History Detectives for a Semester, Brown Students Research Mystery of the ‘Black Gospel Window’
Illinois Historian Says Midwest Played a Crucial Role in Black Freedom Movements Worldwide
Open a New Front for Racial Justice
More Students Withheld Race on College Applications After Affirmative Action Ban
Empowering Africology and African American Studies Scholars of Tomorrow Through Collective Action
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Counters National Trend in Student Diversity
Jimmy Carter’s Segregation Journey
What Happens If St. Augustine’s Loses Accreditation? Three Other HBCUs Could Offer Clues
Diversity Work Should Be a Priority for Universities. College Football Shows How
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The Huge Racial Gap in College Completion Rates
According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, the percentage of students who began college in the fall of 2018 and earned a credential within six years rose to 61.1 percent. For Black students who enrolled in 2018, 43.8 percent had earned a degree or other credential within six years. This is more than 17 percentage points below the overall rate. And the racial gap has increased in recent years.
American-Born Layli Maparyan Appointed President of the University of Liberia
Dr. Maparyan, a distinguished academic and prolific scholar, had been serving as the executive director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and a professor of African Studies at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.
Black Medical School Students Continue to Have to Cope With Racial Discrimination
A new study by scholars at the medical schools of New York University and Yale University finds that African American or Black students were less likely than their White counterparts to feel that medical school training contributed to their development as a person and physician.
Kyle Farmbry Has Resigned as President of Guilford College in North Carolina
Before being named the first African American president of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2022, Dr. Farmbry served as a professor of public administration in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University in Newark.
