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.

How Racism Infects Sport, Education, Film and Everyday Life All Around Us
Daily O

Overcoming Barriers to the Pursuit of PhD’s by African Americans
Black Voice News

New Report SLAMS Ivy League over ‘Neo-Segregation’
Campus Reform

Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going: A Timeline of HBCU Development
United Negro College Fund

What It’s Like to Teach at One of America’s Least Racially Integrated Schools
The Atlantic

A Campaign to Sustain Historically Black Colleges
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia State Tackles Racial Disparities with Data-Driven Academic Support
EdTech

Cambridge’s Possible Ties to Slave Trade to Be Uncovered Through Official Inquiry
Varsity

University of California-HBCU Initiative Aims to Increase African American Representation in UC Graduate Programs
The Bottom Line

Beyoncé And John D. Rockefeller Invested In HBCUs. Here’s Why You Should Too.
Forbes

Head of Paul Quinn College in Dallas Pushes Positive Changes
Waco Tribune-Herald

What White Students Should Know About Faculty of Color
The Daily Iowan

With Lawsuit Settled, It’s Time to Preserve Paschal’s and Gaines Hall
Saporta Report

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