Lydia LumFaculty & StaffAAPI Researcher Accepts Endowed Chair Position at UCLADr. Robert Teranishi, a leading scholar in the study of disparities among Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in higher education, will likely get a boost in his research as California has the nation’s largest AAPI population.May 21, 2013Asian American Pacific IslanderAsian-Americans, Pacific Islanders Still See Voids in American NarrativeScholars at a Washington, D.C. forum examined how the legacy of Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders should be recognized, preserved and interpreted for future generations.May 14, 2013HomeRace to the Top Initiative Getting Mixed Reviews on the RoadAlthough the Obama administration’s $4 billion program to reform public schools continues to weather criticism, there are no plans to suspend or slow down the signature program.May 1, 2013Faculty & StaffHBCU Deans of Education Rethinking How to Make Teaching a Major AttractionThe workshop was part of the AERA conference that attracted 14,000 scholars and thought leaders, who examined topics such as rural education, queer studies, indigenous peoples of the Americas and charter school research and evaluation.April 29, 2013Asian American Pacific IslanderAsian Pacific Americans Still Battling Stereotype of Not Being Assertive Enough to LeadOnly 1.5 percent of college presidents were of Asian descent in 2011. That figure was similar five years earlier — as well as 25 years earlier.April 28, 2013HomeGovernance Association Says Colleges Must Step Up or Face Shutting DownUnless colleges and universities respond to technology demands by students as well as shifting workforce needs, the fiscal challenges will only get worse, experts say.April 22, 2013StudentsExpert Applauds Colleges’ Greater Sensitivity Toward American IndiansShe cites the growing tendency of colleges to do away with Indian mascots, for example.March 21, 2013Faculty & StaffFormer Internee Who Funded Endowed Chair at UCLA DiesPerhaps the most notable of the many UCLA gifts from Aratani and his wife, Sakaye, was one that endowed the nation’s first academic chair devoted specifically to the study of the internment and the decades-long, post-war efforts by Japanese Americans for redress.March 1, 2013HomeDavis’ Long Journey Pointing Toward CollegeNot being able to afford tuition indirectly led to her becoming a pioneering, award-winning TV journalist.February 21, 2013African-AmericanMaryland Eastern Shore President Leading STEM ChargeUnder Dr. Juliette Bell’s leadership, UMES awarded a record 166 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines combined during 2011-’12, exceeding the previous year’s total by 42 percent.January 13, 2013Previous PagePage 12 of 30Next Page
