Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

magazineFrom time to time, 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 or tweet @jbhedotcom with suggestions of articles for inclusion in this feature.

White House HBCU Official Aims to Increase Black Male College Enrollment
News One

Race Gap Narrows in College Enrollment, But Not in Graduation
FiveThirtyEight

After Court Ruling, a Recommitment to Diversity
The Detroit News

African American Students Weigh Campus Attitudes in Picking Colleges
Los Angeles Times

Lincoln or Cheyney: Which Was the First HBCU?
The Root

College Diversity Can Survive High Court’s Decision
The Bellingham Herald

Black Colleges in U.S. Struggle to Reconnect to World
The New York Times

Closing the Gender Gap for Black Males at HBCUs
HBCU Lifestyle

Cliven Bundy, Donald Sterling, and Affirmative Action
COLORLINES

Study Finds Early U.S. Compulsory Education Laws Benefited Minorities
KU News

Does Michigan Need Affirmative Action?
National Journal

When Words Are Unwittingly Racist or Sexist: Microaggressions Familiar to Boston University Students
BU Today

Alabama Sororities Remain Largely Segregated
Inside Eau Claire

Supreme Court Ruling Emphasizes Need for Black Colleges, Universities
Frost Illustrated

HBCUs Squeezed by Politics, Budget: North Carolina Campuses Underfunded
The Charlotte Post

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