Striking a Balance: Preserving the Essence and Embracing Diversity at HBCUs
As their demographics evolve, it is crucial for HBCUs to strike a balance between increasing diversity and preserving their unique culture and purpose. Analysis by Mashref Hoque
The Arduous Quest of African American Women CEOs in the Academy: The GOATS
Dr. Algeania W. Freeman traces the ascendancy of African American women to the highest posts in academia, from early pioneers to the new president of Harvard University.
Managing Cultural Audacity in the HBCU Environment
Tuskegee University provost Keith Hargrove argues that ultimately, accountability and responsibility are things that everyone in the HBCU community must share.
Sophia Bethena Jones: Canada’s First Black Woman to Earn a Medical Degree
Sophia B. Jones was accepted as an undergraduate at the University of Toronto in 1879. However, she was not admitted to the medical school, doubly damned by being both a woman and Black. She went on to earn a medical degree at the University of Michigan.
How the Demise of Affirmative Action Will Impact HBCUs
Al-Tony Gilmore examines the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of the use of race-conscious admission policies at colleges and universities and how HBCUs are uniquely positioned to serve those disadvantaged.
Some HBCUs May Also Have to Face the Issue of Legacy Admissions
Howard, Morehouse, Spelman, and North Carolina A&T and a number of other HBCUs - employ legacy admissions, and defend them as not being the same as those at the elite and selective predominately White institutions.
Six African Americans Among the 32 Rhodes Scholars From the United States
Recently, the Rhodes Trust announced the 32 American winners of Rhodes Scholarships for graduate study at Oxford University in England. Typically the Rhodes Trust does not reveal the race or ethnicity of scholarship winners. Of this year’s 32 Rhodes Scholars from the United States, it appears that six are African Americans.
Spelman College – Empowering Women Toward More Civic Engagement
Community engagement enables Spelman College students the opportunity to understand and appreciate the responsibilities they have to society more fully.
How Elite Colleges and Universities Responded to the Ban on Race-Sensitive Admissions
After the Supreme Court ruling, colleges and universities that value racial diversity in their enrollments had to scramble to devise ways to bring more Blacks to campus. JBHE asked enrollment management officials at high-ranking colleges and universities to share their efforts.
DEI Can Die (or Not), but Let’s Have Something Consistently Dedicated to Black People
Kenneth Hawkins asserts that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts haven't contributed enough to support Black students over the years.
Remembering the Impact of Black Women on College Basketball
As former college basketball players, we are grateful that more eyes are watching, respecting and enjoying women’s college basketball. However, we are equally troubled by the manner in which the history of women’s basketball has been inaccurately represented during the Caitlin Clark craze.
