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.

U.S. Colleges Continue to Grapple With Ties to Slavery
Richmond Free Press

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are an American Asset
Winston-Salem Chronicle

USC Has a Responsibility to Promote Greater Faculty Diversity
Daily Trojan

Black Colleges Prepare for Uncertainty of Coronavirus Outbreak
NBC News

Bethune-Cookman’s Future Looking Brighter With State Funding, Local Donations
Daytona Beach News-Journal

Professor Venus Evans-Winters’ New Book Examines Black Women’s Role in the Qualitative Research Process
Illinois State University News

Tonya Bolden Changes the Stereotype of STEM
New York Amsterdam News

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