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MARTA ELENA ESQUILIN

MARTA ELENA ESQUILIN was appointed assistant professor of professional practice and associate dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community at Rutgers University-Newark. Esquilin was director of Intercultural Resources and Social Justice Programs at Columbia University. Esquilin earned a bachelor’s from the University of Vermont and a master’s from Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Goshen College Pitching in to Tackle Disparities in Mental Health Access

Goshen College will partner with a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital to study mental health disparities that communities of color face.

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Demarcus Cousins Cries Foul and We All Lose

Monday, February 8, is the start of the Lunar New Year and, for Asian Americans of Chinese descent, a very big deal.

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UCLA, Medical Community Lose a Giant

Dr. Paul Terasaki, who died Monday, developed a tissue-typing test in 1964 that became the international standard method of determining compatibility of organ donors with potential recipients.

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Diverse Docket: Southern University System Successful in Defense Against Retaliation, Age Bias Suit

The Southern University System’s former special assistant and counsel to the president has lost a Title VII retaliation and age discrimination suit stemming from elimination of her position.

A federal judge ruled that Dr. Kassie Freeman, who was serving as Southern University interim president in 2009, was justified in implementing her reorganization plan.

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Hmong Males Must Embrace Education to be Agents of Change

It is my moral responsibility to use my knowledge and access to information to help address educational, social, health, and economic injustices in order to shape responsive policies and to change the cultural discourse and scripts about what it means to be a Hmong student in college.

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SAT Tests Canceled in China, Macau Over Cheating Concerns

PITTSBURGH ― The firm that oversees registrations for the SAT has canceled college entrance exams on Saturday in China and Macau, because some students may have already seen copies of the tests. The College Board, the New York-based testing firm, revealed the cancelations on Thursday. Stacy Caldwell, the firm’s vice president for college readiness assessments, […]

Wishful Thinking Won’t Erase Need for Race-Conscious Admission Policies

The U.S. Supreme Court wants to know: when will the nation’s colleges and universities no longer need race-conscious admission policies?

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More Chinese Students Seeking U.S. Community College Degrees

LOS ANGELES ― Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling in community colleges. The number of Chinese students in U.S. community colleges has increased from 2,500 in 2007 to more than […]

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More Chinese Students Seeking U.S. Community College Degrees

by Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the United States. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling in community colleges. The Los Angeles Times reports that while thousands of Chinese students from affluent families […]

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Higher Ed Organizations Collaborate on Common Goals

Major mainstream higher education associations gather to discuss future goals and partnerships.

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Why Must International Students Pick Up the Tab for U.S. Higher Education?

The growth in student population does not fully account for the increasing rate of the profits generated by international students.

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