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Asian American Pacific Islander

Higher Ed Medical Facilities Becoming Health Havens for Refugees

Interest in refugee health care is intensifying in the U.S., reflecting passage of the Refugee Act of 1980 that led to a constant influx of people over the years from troubled spots around the world.

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Yuri Kochiyama, Human Rights Advocate and Malcom X Ally, Dies

She is perhaps most known for cradling Malcolm X’s head in her lap as he died from gunshot wounds in 1965, an image captured in a Life magazine photo.

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D.C. STEM Symposium Examines Equity Issue

Assistant secretary of education, College Board president among those weighing in on diversity in STEM.

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IU Professor Describes the Origins of the Asian ‘Model Minority’ in the U.S. Low Profile of New President of NAACP Might Be Obstacle for Group’s Growth Social Activism Loses ‘Peaceful Warrior’ Vincent Harding Report: Financial Aid, Student Support Reforms Should Embrace Non-Traditional Black Students

Leadership & Policy

Dream Catcher

In this issue, Diverse salutes Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, the influential former president of Cuyahoga Community College.

Faculty & Staff

A Model Minority? A National Look at Asian-Americans and Endowed Professors of Education

What would a critical look at endowed professors in colleges of education reveal?

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Experts: Intentional Race-conscious Outreach Needed in Admissions Process

Test scores alone and skewed admissions criteria seen as roadblocks to achieving diversity.

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Faculty & Staff

Israeli, Chinese Universities to Collaborate

Two top universities from Israel and China announced Monday that they are starting a $300 million research project focused on nanotechnologies.

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Low Profile of New President of NAACP Might Be Obstacle for Group’s Growth

Cornell Brooks does not come to the job with national name recognition, which experts say is critical to helping push the organization forward.

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IU Professor Describes the Origins of the Asian ‘Model Minority’ in the U.S.

Ellen Wu, assistant professor of history at Indiana University Bloomington, recalls the origins and development of the Asian “model minority” stereotype in recent book.

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In Case You Missed It…

Asian Americans Battle ‘Invisibility’ In Bid to Break Through the Bamboo Ceiling Colleges, Nonprofits Seek to Fill Void Created by PPL Shift From Classroom to Community, Professor Advocates for Social Justice It’s Not Just in the Numbers: Making Campus Diversity Work Post-Schuette

Chiang Remembered as Pioneer Biostatistician of Public Health

Chiang’s use of statistics helped transform the health care field, impacted analyses of public health issues and underscored why biostatistics deserved to become its own discipline.

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