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For AANHPI Heritage Month, reporter CeFaan Kim spotlighting a community that is such an important part of New York City’s culture — yet Bangladeshi New Yorkers are underrepresented and struggling.

Attending virtually and in person, fitting classwork and dissertation research around full-time jobs and family responsibilities — not to mention, the grave challenges presented by a global pandemic — five members of the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) community have completed the Doctor of Education, Administration and Supervision (Ed.D.) program at St. John’s University … Read more

Julie Chen, who has served as UMass Lowell’s Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation since 2016 and has been a member of the faculty since 1997, was named Chancellor of the nearly 18,000-student national research university today. She will succeed current Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, who announced last July that she would be retiring as the … Read more

Seven Students are Headed to Medical Schools; One will Pursue a Ph.D. for a Future in Cancer Research

Noor not only maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA during her time at BMCC, she was president of Phi Theta Kappa, a recipient of the Out in Two Scholarship, a Science Club member and she participated in cellular biology research under the mentorship of Science Professor Alexander Gosslau. During the Fall 2021 semester, she remotely tutored … Read more

The Asian American Federation’s latest report quantifies the economic contributions Asian-owned businesses have made to the New York metro area; outlines the outsize impact the Covid-19 crisis has had on Asian-owned businesses; describes the unique challenges that Asian-owned businesses face; and recommends policy changes that will help Asian-owned businesses grow and prosper.