January 25, 2012 
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There is still time to join us for our national conference in San Francisco, CA. on February 3 and 4, 2012. The conference will be at Hotel Kubuki! We are also offering a preconference on February 2, 2012, with various workshops for you to select from as noted on our online registration process. CLICK HERE
Get Involved
Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE) is a California based 501(c)3 national organization governed by a body of volunteer board members representing cross sections of race, gender, geographic location and institutional capacity. In the near future you will see postings on how you can get involved and represent APAHE on your campus or region.
AANAPISI
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program Purpose Funding Status *see below Eligibility Laws, Regs, & Guidance Applicant Info Resources Awards FAQs Performance Contacts Office of Postsecondary Education Home Funding Status FY 2011 The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, P.L. 112-10, was passed by Congress on April 15, 2011.
Mission
Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education is dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities for Asian and Pacific American students; promoting and supporting the hiring, retention, and advancement of qualified Asian and Pacific American faculty, staff, and administrators; and creating a better understanding of issues in the public affecting Asian and Pacific Americans in higher education.
CONFERENCE
Advancing the pipeline of Asian Americans toward senior level administration in higher education is a priority of APAHE. Less than 1% of the three thousand colleges and universities in the United States are only led by a person of Asian American descent. At whatever level or role in academics, student, or administrative services you currently
About
Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE) was founded in 1987, during the height of a five-year fight against a series of discriminatory admission policy directed against Asian Pacific American applicants at the University of California, Berkeley, and several research universities across the nation. At a conference on the admission fight convened in Oakland, California,
Leroy Morishita named president of Cal State East Bay
Leroy Morishita, interim president of California State University, East Bay, since July 1, was appointed appointed Wednesday to the full position. The CSU Board of Trustees selected Morishita as the fifth president in the Hayward school’s 55-year history. “I am both excited and confident that together we can take Cal State East Bay to a
Are U.S. Universities Discriminating Against Asian Students?
By Nadra Kareem Nittle, About.com Guide April 25, 2011 A high school student with perfect SAT scores and nine Advanced Placement courses under his belt should have his pick of colleges, right? If the student in question is Asian, not necessarily. Take the Asian-American dynamo with these very credentials denied admission to Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, the
Dr. Frank Chong named SRJC president
Frank Chong, a federal education policymaker who has roots in New York City’s Chinatown and has described himself as a collaborative leader, was named Friday to succeed Robert Agrella as president of Santa Rosa Junior College. Chong becomes only the fifth president of the school in its 93-year history. Agrella, who announced in September that
Coming Soon – APAHE Conference 2012
Save the Date! In recognition of the shared interests and concerns Asian Pacific Americans have across the nation and the need to project our issues onto the national forums of higher education, APAHE is preparing for its next conference. To be added to our distribution list for information concerning our national conference scheduled for February
New UI Chancellor Named
Her name is Phyllis Wise; for the first time, all three University of Illinois chancellors are women. Her new job is effective Oct. 1, pending approval by the UI Board of Trustees at its September meeting. Wise, 66, will earn $500,000 annually with an additional $100,000 per year deferred and paid if she stays in
LEAP Board of Directors Announces New President and Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Directors of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) today announced the unanimous election of Linda Akutagawa as LEAP’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective November 1, 2011. Akutagawa will succeed J.D. Hokoyama, who is retiring and will remain as President and CEO of LEAP through the transition. “We are proud
Dr. Frank Chong, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges — Increasing Access to Higher Education
Higher education policy needs to be better informed about the experiences of all American students if we are going to meet President Obama’s goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. I am a former community college president at Mission College in Santa Clara, CA, and at Laney College
APAHE Board of Directors attend White House/ U.S. Department of Education Community College Regional Summit
From left to right: Martha Kanter, U.S. Under Secretary of Education, Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Board of Directors, APAHE, Constance Carroll, chancellor at San Diego Community College District, and Wyman Fong, vice president of APAHE. Photo was taken at the U.S. Department of Education Community College Summit, San Diego, CA, April 15, 2011. For more information about
Leroy M. Morishita Appointed Interim President of East Bay Campus
(April 18, 2011) – Leroy M. Morishita, executive vice president and chief financial officer, administration and finance at San Francisco State, was named today by CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed as interim president of California State University, East Bay. Dr. Morishita has served in a variety of senior leadership positions at SFSU during his 29
