California bans legacy, donor admissions in all colleges and universities

California has banned legacy and donor preferences in the admissions process of private colleges and universities. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed ...

Students learn the science of coffee making at Chinese university’s new program

The College of Tropical Crops at Yunnan Agricultural University welcomed its first batch of students majoring in China’s first-ever coffee s...

Chinese university to launch China’s first marriage-related degree course

China’s Civil Affairs University announced the launch of its undergraduate marriage program, which is set to begin in September. Dubbe...

Chinese university’s new admission letter is sharp enough to cut fruit

Using high-tech materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) has created a new admission letter that is just 0.2 millimeters ...

Chinese man, 86, marries college sweetheart, 81, decades later

Two octogenarians, who were college sweethearts in their youth, recently tied the knot decades after they parted ways. Key points: ...

How a Chinese painter turns himself ‘invisible’ to help save the planet

A Chinese painter, skilled in seamlessly blending into his surroundings using body paint, is harnessing his social media fame to promote env...

Prague hospital performs involuntary abortion on wrong mother in Asian patient mix-up

A hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, issued an apology after its staff performed an involuntary abortion on the wrong Asian patient. Key po...

Some US colleges to charge $90,000 per year starting this fall

U.S. college costs have hit a new high, with some private institutions now charging over $90,000 per year for the first time. Key points: ...

Suni Lee reveals she is back to competing as kidney disease now ‘in remission’

Gymnastics gold medalist Sunisa “Suni” Lee revealed she has returned to full-time training as her kidney-related illness is now in remission...

Harvard University ranks as nation’s worst school for free speech in new report

Harvard University was ranked the worst school in the U.S. for free speech in 2023, according to an annual report by the nonprofit group Fou...

Late composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to be honored in free online series from UMass

The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Fine Arts Center is honoring the late legendary Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto with a fr...

Foundation to donate $1 million for San Diego State University’s Asian studies

The Charles Wei-hsun Fu Foundation has recently announced its plan to give a $1 million gift to San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Center f...

Discrimination during pandemic significantly harmed Asian American students’ mental health: study

The mental health of Asian American students was significantly harmed due to the rise of anti-Asian discrimination fueled by the COVID-19 pa...

Asian American students less likely to be accepted to universities than white applicants: study

Asian Americans are less likely to be accepted to colleges or universities than white applicants, according to a recent study published by t...

US Department of Energy sets $37 million to boost research capacity of minority institutions

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $37 million fund to boost research capacity in 44 historically underrepresented institut...

Coalition of Asian American Student Organizations denounces SCOTUS affirmative action ruling in letter

The Coalition of Asian American Student Organizations (CAASO) released a letter expressing its opposition to the Supreme Court’s decis...

Meet Harvard’s first Chinese teacher: Ko K’un-hua

Meet Ko K’un-hua (Ge Kunhua), a Chinese scholar who became Harvard University’s first Chinese instructor during the late 19th century ...

UK to limit student admission to ‘low value’ degrees that don’t lead to jobs

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson characterized the measures as “an attack on the aspirations of young people” ...

University of Texas Police Department swears in first Asian American, woman chief

Eve Stephens made history on Wednesday after she was sworn in as chief of the University of Texas at Austin Police Department, making her th...

Alumnus charged for stabbing 3 in gender studies class at Canadian university in ‘hate attack’

A graduate of the University of Waterloo in Canada has been hit with multiple charges over a stabbing rampage during a gender studies class ...

Chinese students post unflattering graduation photos to reflect reality of China’s job market

Instead of holding flowers or throwing their caps into the air, Chinese graduates are posting photos of themselves lying on the ground to re...

National University of Singapore becomes first Asian university to reach top 10 of QS World University Rankings

A renowned university in Singapore has recently been named one of the top 10 universities in the world and the best institution in Asia. Key...

Study: Most Asian Americans agree with affirmative action, but not for college admissions

Only one in five Asian adults believe race and ethnicity should be a factor in college admissions decisions, according to a new study from t...

SDSU to offer first-of-its-kind K-pop dance course with Dr. Chuyun Oh

San Diego State University (SDSU) will be launching a first-of-its-kind K-pop dance course in the Fall 2023 semester with author and associa...

Filipino student faces scrutiny after claiming he was admitted to 30 universities in US, UK

A 20-year-old student in the Philippines recently made headlines after claiming on social media that he had been accepted into 30 different ...

‘Seafood bar for dinner’: Harvard student has TikTok users salivating over school’s dining hall food

A TikTok user has recently gone viral for documenting her meals at Harvard University, from brunch, lunch and dinner to late-night snacks. E...

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma joins Tokyo College as visiting professor

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has accepted an invititation to become a visiting professor at Tokyo College, a new research institute run by th...

Chancellor who made racist joke draws outrage with announcement he will ‘transition to faculty’

Thomas Keon, who is currently serving as the chancellor of Purdue Northwest (PNW), announced he would be transitioning to faculty next year,...

Student with 2 published books, 4.2 GPA and 1560 SAT score rejected by Harvard, MIT, Yale and Princeton

A high school student with two successful books, a 4.2 GPA, an SAT score of 1560 out of 1600 and a slew of other accolades was purportedly r...

Harvard to offer its first-ever Tagalog language course in its nearly 400-year history

Harvard University will be offering a course on the Tagalog language for the first time in its history, starting in the 2023 to 2024 academi...

Harvard admits record number of Asian American applicants amid SCOTUS affirmative action fight

Amid allegations of bias against Asian students in its admissions process, Harvard University welcomed its largest proportion of Asian Ameri...

Chinese colleges give students a week off to ‘go fall in love’

Nine colleges in China are giving students a weeklong spring break to “enjoy love” amid China’s declining birth rate. The schools, which are...

Michigan university accused of racism for holding ‘segregated’ graduation events

Grand Valley State University (GVSU), a public university in Allendale, Michigan, is being accused of racism for organizing complementary gr...

Texas bill proposes barring Chinese and N. Korean citizens from attending universities

On Friday, State Rep. Tony Tinderholt introduced a bill to ban undocumented immigrants, along with citizens from China and North Korea, from...

Pair wanted for 2 sexual assaults in 2 days at University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma (OU) police are searching for two suspects in two separate sexual assaults that occurred on campus last week. The fir...

Columbia becomes first Ivy League school to end standardized testing for admissions

Columbia University has scrapped its standardized testing requirement for undergraduate applicants, becoming the first Ivy League institutio...