Global Nation
How do tensions with the White House impact HBCU diversity?
After a scaled-down annual summit, tensions between the Trump administration and leaders of historically black colleges and universities continue to mount. And some worry it’s their ethnic diversity that could take the biggest hit, a diversity some don’t even know exists.
Why Rick Perry is sending the National Guard to the Texas border
Texas Governor Rick Perry announced the deployment of National Guard troops to the border, saying a surge of undocumented immigrants has boosted crime. But analysts disagree with why Perry made the decision — and they don’t think the troops will help.Texas Governor Rick Perry announced the deployment of National Guard troops to the border, saying a surge of undocumented immigrants has boosted crime. But analysts disagree with why Perry made the decision — and they don’t think the troops will help.
Our Global Nation coverage about an increasingly diverse US receives a 2014 RTDNA-Unity award
More than a year ago, PRI’s The World decided to bring the stories and voices of US immigrants more deeply into national media coverage. Today, we were honored for our work covering diversity in the United States.
Our Global Nation coverage about an increasingly diverse US receives a 2014 RTDNA-Unity award
More than a year ago, PRI’s The World decided to bring the stories and voices of US immigrants more deeply into national media coverage. Today, we were honored for our work covering diversity in the United States.
Journalist Vladimir Voina on leaving Russia, buying beer, and the ‘foolish’ US government shutdown
Inspired by Philadelphia’s South Asian American Digital Archive, and its project that collects immigrants’ stories about their first days in America, we’ve begun gathering similar stories from immigrants throughout the globe. This next installment comes from Vladimir Voina, a journalist from Moscow who has written for Russian and US newspapers. In 1989, he moved to Boston for a journalism fellowship and stayed. He spoke about his early memories of America with The World’s Global Nation editor Monica Campbell.
