APAHE President Wyman Fong was recently appointed Vice Chancellor of Human Resources for Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. Wyman is in charge of the planning, development, implementation, and coordination of human resource services (Employment, Employee and Labor Relations, Benefit Services, Emergency Preparedness and Employee Safety, and Payroll Services) and organizational programs for the district. Prior..
Les Wong is named president of S.F. State
San Francisco State University named Leslie E. Wong as its 13th president Thursday, its first new leader in nearly a quarter century. The head of Northern Michigan University since 2004, Wong, 62, will replace Robert Corrigan on Aug. 1. Corrigan is retiring after 24 years as president of the campus of nearly 30,000 students that..
NEW APAHE GATHERING/SOCIAL – Northern CA., June 2, 2012
To register, Visit http://apahe.eventbrite.com/ to register! Free Event - Space is limited! Come and join us for a gathering of higher education professionals to come and share stories and anecdotes, connect with new and current colleagues, but more importantly just celebrate our multifaceted API identities. This is a FREE event but if you would like..
Accepting Applications for Leadership Development Program for Higher Education, July 11-14, 2012 – Kellogg West, Pomona, CA
An intensive 4-day experience, the Leadership Development Program in Higher Education (LDPHE) enhances the professional development of Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) and prepares college/university administrators, faculty, and staff to move into leadership positions and to take on positions of greater visibility and influence on their campuses. Created in 1997 and conducted by Leadership Education..
Invite: Asian American Pacific Islander Presidents Roundtable, Sat. March 10, 2012, Los Angeles
Dear Asian American Pacific Islander leaders, On behalf of the AAPI presidents and chancellors, we are inviting you to join us at our first Asian American Pacific Islander Presidents Roundtable to aspire and prepare AAPI deans, directors, VP’s, Provosts, etc. in becoming future presidents and chancellors. As a group of current and retired presidents and..
The importance of Black History Month to SRJC’s new president
By FRANK CHONG Published: Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 4:16 p.m., From pressdemocrat.com (more…)
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..
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..
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..