diverse staff reportsStudentsBoston University Student Group Offers Whites-Only ScholarshipThe Boston University chapter of the College Republicans wanted to start a dialogue about racial preferences when members created a $250 Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship, the group president told ABC News.November 26, 2006StudentsResearch RoundupA new study shows disadvantaged children who attend preschool need tutoring and mentoring in elementary and high school to sustain momentum. Another study on the sleeping habits of Blacks, Whites, the poor and the rich shows sleep is related to socioeconomic status.November 26, 2006HealthResearch Round-upRecent studies show mental illness in Blacks go undetected, residents of Black neighborhoods are more likely to report poor health and minority medical students are usually under more stress.November 14, 2006HomeUniversity Diversity Programs Still Poor, Say B-School DeansMONTVALE, N.J. More than half of U.S. business school deans — 53 percent — say their university’s faculty diversity program is inadequate, according to a recent survey commissioned by The PhD Project.November 13, 2006HomeCoppin State President Appointed Next Leader of North Carolina A&T UniversityBALTIMORE Dr. Stanley F. Battle, president of Coppin State University, has been appointed chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University.November 12, 2006StudentsPhilander Smith College Owes Feds $477,029, Says AuditLITTLE ROCK, Ark. An audit by the U.S. Department of Education claims Philander Smith College owes the department more than $400,000 in mishandled student aid funds. The Education Department’s Office of Inspector General, which conducted the audit, has recommended that the historically Black college be ordered to adopt a reimbursement plan to repay the money.November 7, 2006SportsAs Michigan Affirmative Action Vote Nears, Campaigns Pick UpIn the final run-up to Tuesday’s mid-term elections, several groups from the college basketball coaches to the police are bombarding voters in Michigan with messages about the impact of the Proposal 2 referendum, which would ban affirmative action in, among other things, college admissions.November 4, 2006StudentsAlabama Desegregation Case Coming to a CloseBIRMINGHAM, Ala. A 25-year-old desegregation case involving Alabama’s colleges and universities is coming to a close, as U.S. District Judge Harold Murphy has ordered the state to set aside $46 million in surplus education funds. Part of the sum is to be used for a need-based scholarship program and a construction program at two historically Black state institutions.November 2, 2006Faculty & StaffNew Study: Gender Matters on Black College CampusesFemale faculty at public historically Black colleges seem to fare better in terms of ratings…November 1, 2006Faculty & StaffResearch Round-Up: Impact of Discrimination on Health, Innovative Teaching Methods of Minority Faculty and Racial Disparities in Care For HIV PatientsRacial discrimination may be an important reason why Blacks suffer from higher rates of cardiovascular disorders, diabetes and obesity; faculty of color use more interesting ways of teaching at undergraduate institutions than their White peers; HIV-infected people who have little to no consistent outpatient medical care are overwhelmingly minorities, the poor and substance abusers.October 31, 2006Previous PagePage 3 of 8Next Page