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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.

Rare Photos of Rosa Parks Found in Stanford University’s Archives

“Rosa Parks had a long life of activism, before and after her famous protest of segregated buses in Montgomery,” said Lerone Martin, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor at Stanford University. “These photos show us Rosa Parks as the trained, deliberate, intelligent activist who was a part of the backbone of the Black freedom struggle.”

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view.

In Memoriam: Mildred Bernice Gauthier Gallot, 1937-2025

Dr. Gallot dedicated her entire professional career to her alma mater, Grambling State University in Louisiana. A scholar of African American history, she authored A History of Grambling State University, which analyzed funding disparities between historically Black colleges and universities and predominately White institutions.

New UNCF Report Examines Presidential Tenure at HBCUs

Although the average tenure of all college presidents in the United States is 5.9 years, the tenure of HBCU presidents averages just 4.22 years, with public HBCU presidents serving an average of only 4 years.

Jeffrey O. Smith Appointed Secretary of Education for Virginia

Dr. Smith has over three decades of experience in education, particularly as an administrator at several public school districts throughout Virginia. A graduate of historically Black Virginia Union University, Dr. Smith has taught at Old Dominion University and the College of William and Mary.

Black Students’ Growth in College Applications Is Outpacing Their Peers

College applications submitted by Black or African American students via Common App are outpacing those submitted by their peers of other races. Compared to this point in the 2024-2025 application cycle, there has been an 11 percent increase in Black or African American applicants.

A Trio of New Deans at Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View A&M University in Texas recently hired three new deans. Quincy C. Moore III is dean of the Honors College and Aneika L Simmons is dean of the College of Business. Effective April 1, Carmen R. Cater will serve as the inaugural dean of the University College.

States That Are Making Progress in Reducing Racial Disparities

According to new research from WalletHub, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas have made the most progress in reducing disparities between their Black and White residents over the past five decades.

Danielle M. Conway Is the New President of the Association of American Law Schools

“This is a pivotal moment for us all in the legal academy to come together in coalition around academic freedom,” said Professor Conway, dean of Penn State Dickinson Law and the School of International Affairs. “We may disagree on many other things, but we must collectively uphold academic freedom.”

Lender Agrees to Assume Some Debt of St. Augustine’s University If Two Board Members Are Let Go

Recently, Self-Help Venture Fund, a nonprofit loan fund managing high-risk clients, agreed to assume some of Saint Augustine's University's debt, as long as the HBCU agreed to one key caveat: the removal of two board members who were serving past their terms.

New Appointments for Three Black Scholars in Academia

Fenaba R. Addo has been promoted to full professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Darrell A. H. Miller has been selected for an endowed professorship at the University of Chicago Law School. Jaqueline Allen Trimble, professor at Alabama State University, was named poet laureate for the state of Alabama.

Livingstone College in North Carolina Hires a Trio of New Senior Administrators

The new administrators at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina are Adreanna Johnson, associate vice president for strategic engagement, David Camps, Sr., associate vice president for foundation relations and sponsored programs, and LaVon Gray, assistant to the president for information technology and operations.

M. Ray McKinnie Honored With the George Washington Carver Award

“This is an honor that goes far beyond recognition,” said Dr. McKinnie, administrator for cooperative extension at North Carolina A&T State University. “This award validates much of what I’ve strived for over the years and tells me I’ve gone about my work in the right way.”

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Introduces High School Students to Careers in Hydroponic Plant Systems

Students at Little Rock Southwest High School now have the opportunity to learn about hydroponics plant systems and other technology-driven agriculture fields through a new partnership with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

New Leadership Appointments for Four Black Americans in Higher Education

The appointments are Jazz M. Lewis at the University of Maryland, Jeremy Patterson at Lane College in Tennessee, April Robinson at Tennessee State University, and Reginald Miller at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

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.

U.S. Postal Service Issues New Stamp Honoring Phillis Wheatley

Born in West Africa in 1753 and brought on a slave ship to Boston, Phillis Wheatley was educated in the household of her enslaver, John Wheatley. After she was freed from slavery in 1773, she published Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, making her the first author of African descent in the American colonies to publish a book.

A Change in Leadership at Morris Brown College in Atlanta

Kevin James, president of Morris Brown College, has been removed from office by the HBCU's board of trustees. In a recent Facebook post, Dr. James wrote, “This action is deeply concerning. Research and my lived experience demonstrate that many HBCUs have struggled with board overreach and interference. Unfortunately, those dynamics are evident in this situation.”
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Jeffrey O. Smith Appointed Secretary of Education for Virginia

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Dr. Smith has over three decades of experience in education, particularly as an administrator at several public school districts throughout Virginia. A graduate of historically Black Virginia Union University, Dr. Smith has taught at Old Dominion University and the College of William and Mary.

A Trio of New Deans at Prairie View A&M University

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Prairie View A&M University in Texas recently hired three new deans. Quincy C. Moore III is dean of the Honors College and Aneika L Simmons is dean of the College of Business. Effective April 1, Carmen R. Cater will serve as the inaugural dean of the University College.

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