Students demand action after Penn professor’s ‘racist’ comments about Asians
Amy Wax was recorded saying the U.S. may be “better off with fewer Asians.”
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Schools are starting to mandate Asian American studies. More could follow suit.
Advocates across the nation are doubling down on pressuring lawmakers to pass legislation that requires schools to teach about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
New Jersey Institute of Technology Names Dr. Teik C. Lim as University’s Ninth President
The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Teik C. Lim as NJIT’s ninth president following a national search and a unanimous vote of the Board on January 5, 2022. President-elect Lim, who also will be appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, … Read more
Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare – 2022 Nomination Form
The nomination period for the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award is open from November 9, 2021 through January 24, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. EST.
2021 Saw Another Surge of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in Subway
Through the end of November — the latest figures provided by the Hate Crime Task Force — 30 of the 84 reported subway bias incidents targeted Asians, a 233% increase from 2020, when only nine were tallied.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams allows noncitizen voting bill to become law
Unless a judge halts its implementation, New York City is the first major U.S. city to grant widespread local voting rights to noncitizens.