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Study Notes College-access Barriers Faced By Asian American Students

Despite the pervasive “model-minority” myth of overachieving Asian Americans easily getting into U.S. colleges and universities, a study at the University of California, Los Angeles has found that more Asian American students are facing problems in accessing higher education opportunities than ever before.

Grants and Gifts

The AMERICAN BAR ENDOWMENT, a nonprofit sponsor of group insurance and charitable giving programs for the more than 400,000 members of the American Bar Association, has donated $3.7 MILLION to improve the ABA Fund for Justice and Education. The CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and the regents of the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA have received $7.5 MILLION […]

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A Sign of the Times

Prior to profiling Morehouse’s new president in the pages of Diverse, we reported online about his speech at the HBCU Week conference last month where he essentially outlined some of his plans for the all-male college.

Asianisation of Campus Fellowships

Students flock to university Christian groups to find solidarity and acceptance, say educators.

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Best & Brightest: Community College Grad Competes with the Best

In an auditorium brimming with a sea of the country’s brightest young scholars attending prestigious universities like Georgetown and the University of California, Berkeley, Tiffany Dang recalls looking around, and asking herself, “What am I doing here? Am I really at their level?”

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University of Central Arkansas planning Chinese studies program

CONWAY Ark. A Chinese studies program involving several academic fields is planned at the University of Central Arkansas, paid for in part with a federal grant, university officials say.

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ILLINOIS STYLE: Cultural differences may affect brain’s wiring

CHAMPAIGN Ill. On Denise Park’s office wall is a lovely Asian painting, kind of a market scene in what looks to be a village square.

Faculty & Staff

Combating the Model Minority Stereotype

LOS ANGELES For more than a decade, a group of educational leaders within the University of California system have been working towards a common goal: the development of a statewide think tank that would address the issues of the growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population.

Asian and Pacific Islander Students in California Say ‘Count Us Correctly’

When Christine Santos arrived at the University of California, Los Angeles from Guam in the fall of 2004, she said she felt like a foreigner even though nearly 34 percent of new students at UCLA were Asian.

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Educational Challenges of Some Asian Students Being Overlooked, Says GOA Report

The perception of Asian American and Pacific Islanders as the “model minority” because of their exceptional educational achievement needs reevaluation, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

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Univ. of Mississippi to Open Japanese Saturday School

OXFORD Miss. The University of Mississippi plans to open a Japanese Saturday school for children whose families are moving from Japan to work at a Toyota plant that is being built in Blue Springs.

Loan debt: a new view

Student loan debt. It weighs heavily upon hundreds of thousands of Americans. It also is the leading reason African Americans drop out of college. Yet, surprisingly, a new study shows that indebted Black students actually are carrying a lighter debt load than their White and Asian peers. And they tend to come from households that have comparably higher incomes.

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