Category : Education

Harvard Study Shows Black Scientists Boost Clinical Trial Involvement Among Black Americans

In the United States, Black Americans account for only 5 percent of participants in clinical trials, primarily due to skepticism towards the medical system, which skews research findings and intensifies racial healthcare inequalities. A recent Harvar...

Darris Takes the Helm at the National Rural Education Association

Darris Means has been appointed president-elect designate of the National Rural Education Association (NREA). A professor at Clemson University, he will serve a five-year term, transitioning through various leadership roles. NREA, established in 1907...

Talladega College Reveals Innovative Plan for Strengthening Financial Health

This month, Talladega College, a revered historically Black institution in Alabama, held a press briefing to inform the community about its financial progress. A key development was a substantial $15 million working capital loan from Hope Credit Unio...

Transforming Academia: Six Groundbreaking Black Scholars Take the Helm as Deans in Higher Education

Judette Louis has been appointed as the dean of the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University. Prior to this, she held the James M. Ingram Professorship and led the USF Health Perinatal Intensive Care Center at the Un...

Hampton University Pharmacy Joins Forces with Ugandan University for Innovative Collaboration

The Hampton University School of Pharmacy, a historically Black institution in Virginia, has forged a collaborative partnership with Makerere University School of Pharmacy in Uganda. Spearheaded by Dr. Elizabeth Heard, this alliance includes dynamic...

Gloria Boutte Earns National Acclaim for Pioneering Social Justice in Education

Gloria Boutte, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of South Carolina, has been honored with the 2025 Social Justice in Education Award by the American Educational Research Association. This accolade celebra...

Shaping the Future of Wellness: Prairie View A&M Debuts Graduate Nutrition Degree

This semester, Prairie View A&M University in Texas unveiled a pioneering master’s degree in nutrition, nestled within its prestigious College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources. This forward-thinking program aims to nurture future innov...

HBCUs Announce Appointments of Four Black Administrators to Senior Roles

LaShannon Spencer has been appointed as vice president of governmental affairs at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. She previously served as a regional executive with the American Hospital Association and was CEO of Community Health Centers of...

"Funding the Future: Major Higher Ed Gifts Benefiting African Americans"

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.Robert Green, chair of the department of physical and forensic sciences at Ala...

Captivating Online Reads Tailored for JBHE Enthusiasts

Each week, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education curates links to intriguing online articles relevant to our audience. These selections encompass various perspectives on African Americans in higher education and do not necessarily mirror the edit...

"Celebrating Brilliance: Three Pioneering Black Scholars Honored with Prestigious Whiting Writers’ Awards"

Flora Ettlinger Whiting, daughter of Louis E. Ettlinger, significantly influenced publishing and rug manufacturing. After her 1899 marriage to architect Giles Whiting, she became an early IBM investor, amassing wealth before her death in 1971. The Wh...

African American Scholars You Need To Check Out

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education frequently curates a selection of new publications that may captivate our audience. These titles encompass a diverse array of topics and perspectives. The views articulated within them do not necessarily repr...

Duke University Professor Commits 50% of Book Profits to Boost Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Deondra Rose, author of *The Power of Black Excellence: HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy* (Oxford University Press, 2024), has committed to donating 50% of her book royalties to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. This insightful book explo...

"Despite Rising Life Expectancy, Disparity in Black-White Infant Mortality Continues to Grow"

Since the 1950s, while the gap between Black and White Americans' overall mortality rates has narrowed, a troubling trend has emerged regarding infant mortality. A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that the disparity has signifi...

African American Pioneers Take Center Stage at the American Educational Research Association"

Jerome E. Morris, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has been chosen as president-elect of the American Educational Research Association Council for the 2025-2026 academic year, set to asc...