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.

The University of Mississippi Then and Now; Four Black Families Share Perspectives on Their UM Experience
University of Mississippi News

The State of Black Education – What’s Really Going On?
AFRO

How Coach Prime at Jackson State Changed the Game For HBCUs
Birmingham Times

Brandeis Follows the Herd on Race-Based Hiring and Admissions
The Hill

Is Your DEI Progress Undermined by Attention Inequality?
Harvard Business Review

A New Study Confirms: Structural Racism in STEM Programs Needs Fixing
Union of Concerned Scientists

Edward Blum on His Long Quest to End Race-Conscious College Admissions
Time

Historically Black, Historically Underfunded: A Higher-Ed Reckoning
The Christian Science Monitor

The Affirmative Action That Colleges Really Need
The Atlantic

Colleges Brace Themselves for SCOTUS Loss on Race-Conscious Admissions
Politico

Racial Justice and the Power of Education
University of Florida News

At Least Nine Black Faculty Have Left the University of Missouri in 2022, Provost Reports
Columbia Missourian
(University of Missouri School of Journalism)

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