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Crime
Harvard students stage walkout in front of professor accused of sexual harassment
Over 100 students marched out of a Harvard classroom on Tuesday to protest the first lecture of professor John L. Comaroff this year. Comar...
Ryan General
Education
Vanderbilt professor says math education is too ‘white, cisheteropatriarchal’
A Tennessee university professor recently made the case that undergraduate mathematics education is discriminatory against queer and transge...
Business
Asia’s richest man regrets not completing college: ‘My abilities may have been faster’
Before you read: Indian college dropout becomes world’s third richest man While sitting on Forbes’ list as Asia’s richest man, Indian entrep...
Carl Samson
Purdue University’s first Asian American president takes office amid controversy over Northwest chancellor
Dr. Mung Chiang officially became the first Asian American president of Purdue University at the start of the new year. The Purdue Board of ...
Stanford pulls IT language guide that brands ‘American,’ ‘brave’ as ‘harmful’ words
Amid massive backlash within and beyond its academic community, Stanford University has backpedaled on a language initiative that deemed wor...
Death of Princeton student who was reported missing ruled a suicide
Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie, whose dead body was found behind a secluded campus tennis court on Oct. 20, was determined to...
Ines Shin
Civil Rights
UNC-Chapel Hill removes racial criterion for fellowship program limited to BIPOC amid civil rights complaint
After a civil rights complaint, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) removed a fellowship program criterion th...
Purdue Northwest faculty votes no-confidence in chancellor for mock Asian language
The faculty and staff of Purdue Northwest have cast an overwhelming vote of no-confidence in Chancellor Thomas Keon’s leadership. The chanc...
Pfizer beats suit claiming anti-Asian, anti-white discrimination in fellowship program
A federal lawsuit alleging that pharmaceutical company Pfizer is discriminating against Asian and white applicants for a coveted fellowship...
China
Chinese Berklee student arrested for stalking, harassing pro-democracy peer
Before you read: Chinese students filmed shouting at Japanese student, blocking his presentation on Taiwan at a UK university ...
Chandler Treon
Anonymous UMich student reveals East, Southeast Asian students are being harassed, stalked on campus
An anonymous individual claiming to be a University of Michigan student posted a PSA earlier in December warning of a man harassing and stal...
Bryan Ke
Purdue University Northwest chancellor under fire for mock Asian accent
Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas L. Keon has come under fire for a racist joke and accent used during the school’s commencemen...
Daniel Anderson
Here’s a handy college admissions checklist for parents and students
Applying to college is both an exciting and stressful time for both students and their parents. The experience for Asian Americans seems to ...
Editorial Staff
10 things to consider when exploring your passion
For many students, getting accepted to their top-choice college is only part of the battle when they aren’t yet sure what they want to study...
Feature
Crying father drops off daughter at dream college in wholesome viral video
A now-viral Instagram video posted by Preksha (@pre.xsha) on Wednesday shows her overjoyed parents dropping her off at Miranda House Colleg...
Isa Peralta
News
12-year-old math and music prodigy in Singapore is already taking up 2 college degrees
Nathanael Koh, 12, of Singapore, has caught national attention for pursuing two bachelor’s degrees in separate institutions simultaneously....
Chinese universities among world’s top schools in producing ultra-rich graduates
Chinese universities, including Peking University and Tsinghua University, are among the top universities to produce the most “ultra-wealth...
Cambodian American domestic abuse survivor graduates from college after serving 16 years in prison
A Cambodian American woman who faced deportation after serving 16 years in prison has graduated with a degree in sociology. Ny Nourn, who ...
Khier Casino
Study finds gap in college success among Asian American and Pacific Islander students in California
A study conducted by the nonprofit Campaign for College Opportunity, titled “The State of Higher Education for Asian American, Native Hawai...
University of Oxford graduate college to be renamed for Vietnam’s richest woman
A University of Oxford college is planning on changing its name to Thao College after receiving £155 million from a Vietnamese investment gr...
Jiselle Lee
Canada
16-Year-Old Student Becomes Youngest University of Toronto Graduate in 40 Years
A 16-year-old is set to become the youngest student to graduate from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Arts & Sciences in at ...
OC Vietnamese American Teen Gets Accepted to 16 Elite Colleges
An 18-year-old teen from Westminster, Calif., was recently accepted to 16 elite colleges, including Princeton and Harvard University. Many a...
Entertainment
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Star Hudson Yang Accepted to Harvard
“Fresh Off the Boat” actor Hudson Yang was just accepted into the Harvard Class of 2025 as part of the university’s early admission program....
Jackson He Becomes First Chinese-Born Player to Score Touchdown in Football Bowl Subdivision History
He Peizhang, also known by his English name Jackson He, has become the first Chinese-born player to score a touchdown in Football Bowl Subdi...
Asian American Students Who Don’t Get in Their First-Choice University End Up Just Fine, Study Says
A new study has contradicted claims that Asian American students are harmed if they fail to get into their first-choice college or universit...
College Professor Quickly ‘Cancelled’ After Face Mask Comment to Student From Wuhan
A University of Missouri professor was recently “relieved of teaching duties” following an alleged xenophobic comment towards a Chinese stud...
‘It’s Political’: Critics Slam DOJ’s Claim That Yale Discriminates Against Asian Americans
Some experts have criticized the Department of Justice over its recent announcement that Yale University “illegally discriminates̶...
Yale University ‘Illegally Discriminates’ Asians and Whites in Admissions Process, According to DOJ
Following a two-year investigation into Yale University’s undergraduate admissions process, the Department of Justice has deemed the practic...
US Plans to Deport International Students Who Only Have Online Classes
International students enrolled at U.S. institutions that will hold classes solely online this fall are at risk of being deported, the Immig...
Over 20 Women Come Forward to Accuse UC Berkeley Student of Sexual Assault
Trigger Warning: The content of this article may upset survivors of rape and sexual assault, with links to detailed stories. More than 20 s...
Kimberly Nguyen
Racist and Xenophobic Flyers Target Asian Students at the University of Delaware
Several apartment complexes at the University of Delaware were littered with racist and xenophobic flyers allegedly targeting Asian students...
Coronavirus
Dartmouth Students Code Entire Site in 36 Hours to Help Over 6,000 Essential Workers
Two Dartmouth College students used the time they had during the pandemic to create Give Essential, a website that matches frontline workers...
Lifestyle
Woman’s Love Story With an ‘Asian Tough Guy’ Melts Hearts on Social Media
A refreshing story about how true love softened an Asian “tough guy” has captured the hearts of many on social media. Sonja Feit...
Bellevue College VP Put on Leave After ‘Removing History’ on Mural for Japanese American Concentration Camps
Bellevue College, a public college in Washington state, has apologized for editing an art installation that commemorated the incarceration o...
Student Rejected for Harvard’s Early Admission Makes Fire ‘Please Let Me In’ Rap Video
An Asian man created a rap video titled “Harvard Please Let Me In” after his admission to one of the most prestigious universities in the wo...
Barnard College Student Questioned By Dean Why She Isn’t Quarantined in Her Room
A Chinese student at Barnard College in New York City was scolded after she was found not to be in her dormitory while on self-quarantine du...