Non-AAARI News

A new study by Hofstra University’s National Center for Suburban Studies (NCSS) and the Asian American Institute for Research and Engagement (AAIRE) has found that Asian Americans on Long Island face significant, and potentially life-threatening, obstacles to accessing essential services in many aspects of their lives.

Alaska, Arizona and Washington’s legislatures are deliberating bills that require teaching AAPI studies in their respective states. Make Us Visible—an organization that champions teaching AAPI history, contributions and experiences—has been rallying support and working with state senators to pass the bills.

A generous gift from former student Chafen Lu makes possible named professorship in honor of mentor.

Sally Wen Mao has long been known for her visceral and lyric poetry, much of it ranked among America’s best of the past few years. The newly appointed Assistant Professor at Baruch College’s Weissman School of Arts and Sciences has just earned a spot on The Washington Post’s “11 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2024” … Read more

Professor Margaret Chin and Associate Professor Heba Gowayed won the Eastern Sociological Society Public Sociology Award, which seeks to recognize sociologists “who have both done cutting-edge sociological research and engaged in meaningful public work using that research.” The society gives the honor each year to a handful of scholars during its 2025 conference, “Building Solidarity … Read more