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Section: Demographics > Asian American Pacific Islander
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?
May 20, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
Experts: Intentional Race-conscious Outreach Needed in Admissions Process
Test scores alone and skewed admissions criteria seen as roadblocks to achieving diversity.
May 19, 2014
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.
May 19, 2014
African-American
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.
May 19, 2014
African-American
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.
May 18, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
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
May 15, 2014
Students
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.
May 15, 2014
African-American
Celebrating Brown, Confronting Its Challenging Legacy
As the sixtieth anniversary of the Brown v. Board court decision is celebrated, scholars say segregation and racially-biased treatment of children of color in K-12 schools still persists.
May 15, 2014
African-American
School Integration Slipping 60 Years After Brown
Progress toward integrating America’s schools since the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision 60 years ago is being chipped away, and it’s no longer just a Black-and-White issue.
May 14, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Americans Battle ‘Invisibility’ In Bid to Break Through the Bamboo Ceiling
Despite an overrepresentation in the academy, Asian Americans in leadership positions are rare.
May 14, 2014
Students
From Classroom to Community, Professor Advocates for Social Justice
Dr. Matthew Lee of James Madison University heads the Cultural and Racial Diversity Studies Lab, which studies areas related to racism, sexism and transphobia.
May 11, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
Examining the underrepresentation of Asian Americans in higher ed leadership
In this edition, Diverse focuses on Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month and examines the underrepresentation of Asian Americans in higher education leadership.
May 8, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
Law Students Push to License Dead Chinese Attorney
In a decision still studied in law schools as a 19th century lesson in bigotry, the California Supreme Court in 1890 denied Hong Yeng Chang’s application to practice law solely because he was Chinese.
May 5, 2014
Students
Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma
Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma is associate professor of African-American studies, Asian American studies and performance studies at Northwestern University, where she has received several outstanding teaching awards. Her scholarship focuses on Afro/Asian American relations, especially in studying the relationship between the two through hiphop music. Sharma is writing her second book, “Hidden Hapas: Multiracial Blacks […]
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Peniel Joseph
Peniel E. Joseph is a tenured professor of history at Tuft s University and the author of several award-winning books, including Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America and Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama. He is a frequent commentator on issues of race, democracy […]
May 1, 2014
Students
Study: Asian Americans Gaining Equity Ground with AANAPISI Designation
The report finds that minorities already enrolled in post-secondary education need services and support to successfully matriculate now more than ever.
April 29, 2014
Students
Dr. Sharon Beverly – Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, The College of New Jersey
Beverly is the assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation at The College of New Jersey. Previously, she was director of athletics and physical education at Vassar College. In 2010, Beverly was named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman Administrator of the Year. A student -athlete on Queens College’s women’s […]
April 25, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
Hmong Americans Struggling to Grasp Higher Ed Success
Asian Americans and Pacific Islander organizations are searching for ways to combat the difficulties and disparities faced by some of the AAPI ethnic subgroups such as Hmong Americans.
April 15, 2014
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