Category : Education

- 5 days ago

In Memoriam: Robert Charles Smith, 1947-2023

Robert Charles Smith, a long-time member of the political science department at San Francisco State University, died on April 13. He was 76 years old. A native of Benton, Louisiana, Dr. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Cali...

- 5 days ago

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these...

- 6 days ago

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 A...

- 1 week ago

A Dozen HBCUs Receive Grants from the U.S. Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense has announced the awarding of grants totaling $61.7 million to 82 university researchers at 50 different educational institutions including 12 HBCUs. Individual awards of up to $800,000 will support research pr...

Poetic Justice Jeans Black Friday Offer

- 1 week ago

Carl Phillips Wins the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry

Carl Phillips, a professor of English and African American studies at Washington University in St. Louis, won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. Professor Phillips was honored for his poetry collection Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020 (Farrar,...