New Nursing Chair Emerson Ea Welcomed at City Tech

As the Fall 2024 semester got underway, City Tech welcomed Dr. Emerson Ea as the chair of its Nursing Department. Ea has over 20 years of experience in education serving in roles ranging from clinical and classroom instructor, to administrator. As an academic leader, he has initiated and led faculty development, mentorship, and interdisciplinary programs that … Read more

South Asians could have outsize influence in Ga., Mich. and Pa.

There are close to 400,000 eligible voters of Indian, Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, Nepalese and Bhutanese descent in the 10 most hotly contested swing states. In some of them, the South Asian electorate is now larger than the margin of victory in the last presidential election.

More Selective Colleges Report Diversity Dip

The University of Pennsylvania, along with Middlebury, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, all reported a drop in the share of students of color in their first-year classes this fall, according to newly released institutional data. They’re the most recent highly selective colleges to release demographic data for the Class of 2028, the first class admitted after … Read more