Michelle J. NealyHBCUsHBCU Bands Battle It OutHere are highlights from the Honda Battle of the Bands, held last week in Atlanta. Music from North Carolina Central University’s marching band, Sound Machine, directed by Jorim E. Reid, is featured in the slide show.January 31, 2008Leadership & PolicyHoward University’s Board Seeking a “Change Agent” to Succeed PresidentWith Ivy League institutions providing financial relief that may result in higher enrollment of students of color, the next president of Howard University will need to address the institution’s financial and structural impediments in order to compete for top students, Gen. Colin Powell, chair of the presidential search committee, said this week.January 30, 2008HomeScholars: Despite Federal Economic Stimulus Package, Blacks and Hispanics Likely to Fare WorseAs talk of recession reached a fever pitch last week, lawmakers scrambled to re-energize a beleaguered economy by approving a $146 billion economic stimulus plan to get tax rebates to workers in May. But some scholars say other measures need to be taken to help minorities, who are being hardest hit by the mortgage meltdown and lack of jobs.January 29, 2008HomeAchievement Gap May Be Tied To Teacher QualificationLow-income and minority students are twice as likely as White and more affluent students to be assigned the least qualified math and science teachers during their primary and secondary educations, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia.January 28, 2008HomeA Chat With Texas A&M President Dr. Elsa MuranoDiverse’s Michelle Nealy speaks with Dr. Elsa Murano, the newly appointed president of Texas A&M University.January 23, 2008African-AmericanHistorians Commemorate 200th Anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1808In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1808, legislation abolishing the transatlantic slave trade for the United States, historians from throughout the African Diaspora gathered to discuss the relevance of the legislation today.January 12, 2008HomePoll: Racial Groups View Each Other With MistrustAmerica, the proverbial melting pot, is boiling over with racial tension. A new poll, “Deep Divisions, Shared Destiny,” by New America Media, the nation’s largest collaboration of ethnic news media, reveals some unflattering realities concerning the ways in which America’s largest ethnic groups view each other.January 9, 2008HomeNew Institute Seeks to Ask ‘The Race Question’To address the disparities that exist in higher education for underrepresented minorities, the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) is slated to form this year the new Institute on Equity Research Methods and Critical Policy Analysis.January 9, 2008StudentsRacial Profiling Alleged In Campus RaidThe Los Angeles County of Board of Supervisors is investigating whether a narcotics-search operation at Los Angeles Trade Technical College was a result of racial profiling.January 8, 2008HomePhoto ID Voting Requirement Under Scrutiny in Supreme CourtToday, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that will determine whether an Indiana law requiring all voters to present a government-issued photo identification before voting is unconstitutional. Opponents of the law argue that it unfairly impacts elderly people of color and the poor.January 8, 2008Previous PagePage 20 of 25Next Page
