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.

African Americans With College Degrees Are Twice as Likely to Be Unemployed as Other Graduates
National Journal

Working Hurts Finances of Blacks Working Way Through College
BlackPressUSA

Blacks Must Have a “Seamless Path” to a College Degree
AFRO

Why Black Colleges Aren’t Graduating Enough Athletes
The News Tribune

Questions Raised Over Possible Joint Morgan-Towson Academic Programs
The Baltimore Sun

Three Pioneers of Integration Receive Awards at Transylvania Commencement
Lexington Herald-Leader

How African American Success Stories Undermine Sympathy for Racial Inequalities
Forbes

Ophelia Powell-Malone Paved the Way for Progress
Texas Tech Today

The Higher Education System That Produces 90 Percent of Black Science and Tech Grads Is Going Under
TakePart

Could Oxford University Do More to Encourage Black Students?
The Guardian

Declining Football at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Highlights NCAA Income Gap
Star Tribune

The Dark Room Collective: Where Black Poetry Took Wing
The New York Times

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