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.

Why Is Enrollment Slipping at Historically Black Colleges?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Southern Methodist University Sororities Still Preach Segregation
The Daily Beast

A Tale of Two HBCUs
Florida Courier

Why These 37 Colleges Haven’t Rescinded Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degrees
Vulture.com

The Rise, Fall, and Improbable Comeback of Morris Brown College
BuzzFeed

Michigan State University’s First Black President Discusses Pioneering Legacy
The Republic

As Students Prepare for College, They Get a Lesson in Historically Black Universities
Grand Rapids Press

Black Student Experience Celebrated at Reunion and Homecoming at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt News

Injustice at Universities Runs Deeper Than Names
The Atlantic

Jackson State University Making Progress
The Clarion-Ledger

Coding Boot Camps Bringing Higher Percentage of Women, Minorities Into Tech, Study Finds
International Business Times

The Logic for Leaving: An African American Woman in STEM Discusses Challenges
AAUW

Rethinking, Gender, Slavery, and the Constitution
Berkeley News

Local HBCUs Work Around Budget Cuts
The Louisiana Weekly

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