Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, 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.

Historically Black Colleges Try to Catch Up as Rich Schools Get Richer
Bloomberg

When I Stopped Hating Ole Miss
The Clarion-Ledger

Fisk University Supporters Hope for a Reset as New President Kevin Rome Arrives
The Tennessean

How the Trump Administration Is Undermining Students of Color
The Guardian

150 Years in the Making: Alabama State University Looks to Past, Peers Toward Future
Montgomery Advertiser

Let’s Not Whitewash Tech History
CIO Insight

Colleges and Universities Are Becoming Less White, and Republicans Like Them Less
Teen Vogue

Bucking a National Trend: University of South Carolina-Aiken Closes the Graduation Gap Between African-American and White Students
Aiken Standard

Jackson State Faces ‘Belt-Tightening’ Year
Jackson Free Press

Riverside County’s Black Students Making Slow Progress, Educators Say
The Press-Enterprise

Cheyney Faculty, Students Relieved It Won’t Be Merged, but Still Concerned
NewsWorks

Why New Dallas Police Chief’s Built-In Bond With Her Sorority and HBCU Is So Important
The Dallas Morning News

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