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.

In Wake Of George Floyd Killing, Presidents of Elite Colleges Decry Racism. Good, Now Admit More Black Students
Forbes

Pro / Con: Should We Have Affirmative Action?
Los Angeles Times

Higher Education’s Role in Promoting Racial Healing and the Power of Wonder
Association of American Colleges & Universities

An Appropriate Resolution for Maryland HBCUs
AFRO

An Ohio University Where the Graduation Rate for Black Students Has Been 0 percent — For Years
Mahoning Matters

I Teach Race and Racism at the University of Florida, but Don’t Want It to Be Mandatory
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Remaking Ethnic Studies
Harvard Political Review

Black Americans Homeschool for Different Reasons Than Whites
The Telegraph

The Far Right, Racism, and the Universities
Socialist Project

Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough on the Important Role of HBCUs in New Orleans
The Kresge Foundation

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