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..
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..