Increasing the minority presence, of blacks particularly, has been a top priority at many colleges.

He said there was a "substantial minority presence" in the program, but said he could not provide specific numbers.

So Copland's music was often a minority presence on individual programs.

They are still a minority presence on the board, they say, and thus underrepresented.

In one sense, this heavy minority presence in community colleges is good.

Because some of those high schools have heavy minority populations, a minority presence in the university system is assured.

And it's true that in almost every part of New York there's at least some minority presence.

It has a minority presence in other parts of the world.

If it didn't, there would be no point in trying hard to achieve a minority presence in the student body.

This follows a deal in which he secured a minority presence on the board.