Education
DOJ says UC San Diego med school used race against Asian, white applicants
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine unlawfully weighed race in admissions to favor Black and Hispanic applicants over better-credentialed Asian and white applicants, the Justice…
Indian, Chinese students look beyond US as Trump tightens student visa rules
More prospective students from India and China are considering universities in Europe and Asia as the U.S. prepares to impose new limits on how long international students may remain without seeking…
UC faculty push to restore SAT, ACT requirements amid math crisis
More than 1,500 University of California faculty members have signed open letters calling on the UC system to restore standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions, citing a steep…
Astronaut Jonny Kim’s message at Harvard: Stop trying to be the solo hero
Jonny Kim has spent his adult life in some of the world’s most demanding professions, serving as a Navy SEAL, earning a medical degree from Harvard and spending eight months aboard the International…
California’s Asian American education success story leaves some communities far behind
Asian Americans as a whole have some of the highest college attainment rates in California, but a new statewide report found that many Southeast Asian and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI)…
Ronny Chieng says what everyone’s thinking about AI at Harvard
Ronny Chieng used Harvard College’s Class Day ceremony this week to openly mock the pro-AI message that has shaped many commencement speeches across the U.S. The comedian and “Daily Show”…
High-achieving Asian American teens are slipping through mental health screening
Many Chinese American teenagers struggling with anxiety and depression are being overlooked by schools and even their own families because they continue earning high grades and meeting expectations…
The internet had a lot to say about this Long Island school’s 21 valedictorians
Jericho High School in Nassau County has long been known on Long Island for its academic intensity, but this year’s graduating class brought unusual attention. The school named 21 valedictorians, all…
Asian American enrollment up at elite colleges after affirmative action ruling, but unevenly
Asian American freshman representation has risen at the nation’s most selective colleges in the first admissions cycle following the Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions, but the gains…
DOJ says Yale med discriminated against Asian, white applicants
The Justice Department has accused Yale’s medical school of illegally considering race in its admissions decisions, the second medical school finding the agency has issued in eight days. What the…
DOJ says UCLA med school favored Black, Hispanic applicants over Asian, white students
The David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, violated federal law by favoring Black and Hispanic applicants over white and Asian American applicants in its…
USF mourns slain Bangladeshi doctoral students after remains identified in Tampa murder case
University of South Florida (USF) students and faculty gathered Friday for a candlelight vigil after authorities identified remains found near Tampa Bay as missing doctoral student Nahida Bristy,…
China’s STEM push draws Asian, African students as US tightens access
China enrolled 380,000 international students during the 2024-25 academic year, with Asian and African students leading enrollment gains driven by affordable STEM programs and Beijing’s expanding…
Asian enrollment surge at Johns Hopkins sparks debate over admissions equity
The share of Asian American students in Johns Hopkins University’s incoming class has surged by nearly 20 percentage points in two years, accelerating a national debate over who benefits and who…
Senior art student detained by ICE in NYC, held in Louisiana
A University at Buffalo (UB) fine arts student has been detained by immigration agents after appearing at a scheduled court hearing in New York City and is now being held at a correctional facility…
New York threatened with suit over college program that excludes white, Asian students
New York could face federal legal action over a state-funded college enrichment program that two civil rights groups say discriminates against white and Asian students by imposing additional…
Columbia student freed after Mamdani raises case with Trump
A Columbia University student detained by federal immigration agents was freed on Feb. 27 after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised her case with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office.…
Indian UC Berkeley graduate student found dead in lake
Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a 22-year-old Indian international student pursuing his master’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley, was found dead in Lake Anza at Tilden Regional Park on Feb.…
Wisconsin Supreme Court hears arguments over grants for minority college students
Wisconsin’s highest court heard arguments Wednesday over a state grant program that helps minority college students stay enrolled, including Southeast Asian refugees. State of play: The Minority…
Documentary by ex-Trump advisor calls for removal of Chinese students
Former Trump campaign advisor Steve Cortes is calling for the removal of Chinese nationals from American campuses in a newly released documentary targeting the University of Illinois. Released early…
Over 1,000 scholars demand Northwestern apologize for treatment of late professor
More than 1,000 scholars nationwide sent a letter Thursday urging Northwestern University to apologize for its treatment of late Feinberg School of Medicine Professor Jane Wu, who died by suicide in…
USC names its first Asian American president
Beong-Soo Kim has been named the 13th president of the University of Southern California (USC), becoming the first Asian American and the institution’s first leader of color to hold the position…
UC Berkeley adds more AAPI professors despite federal funding cut
UC Berkeley has brought six new Asian American and Pacific Islander studies scholars to campus, a major expansion even as federal officials slash $1.19 million in support for the university’s…
Appeals court revives suit over Philadelphia’s ZIP code-based school admissions
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Philadelphia’s magnet school admissions process could be seen as “blatantly unconstitutional,” reviving a legal challenge that threatens the district’s…
Asian student sentenced for orchestrating anti-Asian hoax at Montana State
A Chinese American student who previously served as president of Montana State University’s Chinese Culture Club was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in December for cyberstalking after…
DOJ joins suit vs UCLA med school over alleged AAPI applicant discrimination
The Department of Justice has sought to join a lawsuit accusing UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine of using race as a factor in admissions, allegedly disadvantaging Asian American and white…
Asian faculty demand Purdue reverse restrictions on Chinese graduate admissions
An Asian faculty group at Purdue University is demanding administrators reverse reported graduate admissions restrictions that faculty say have blocked offers to Chinese applicants across multiple…
UC Berkeley suspends lecturer over pro-Palestine remarks
UC Berkeley has suspended a computer science lecturer for six months without pay over pro-Palestinian remarks made in the classroom, drawing criticism from faculty advocates and student groups. What…
International students self-censor amid fear of visa consequences, survey finds
International students in the U.S. are self-censoring, avoiding political activity and limiting their public presence due to fear of surveillance and visa consequences, according to a Stop AAPI Hate…
San Jose high school students’ human swastika formation triggers hate crime probe
San Jose police have opened a hate crime investigation after eight students at Branham High School formed a human swastika on the school’s football field and posted the image online with an…
Most voters say college degree is not worth the cost, new poll finds
A new NBC News national poll finds that 63% of registered voters in the U.S. believe a four-year college degree is not worth its cost, the lowest level of support recorded since the question was…
NYC teen turns origami into award-winning disaster relief innovation
Fourteen-year-old Miles Wu of New York City won the $25,000 top prize at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge for his origami-based engineering project. Competing in Washington,…
UT Austin’s first woman, Asian American police chief files discrimination suit
Eve Stephens, the first Asian American woman to lead any University of Texas (UT) System police department, has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Texas at Austin and the UT System,…
Stanford sees Asian enrollment spike after affirmative action ruling
The Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision ending race-conscious admissions has reshaped Stanford University’s incoming class, with Asian and white students now comprising their largest shares in three…
Texas student and permanent resident released after prolonged immigration detention
Tae Heung “Will” Kim, who has lived in the U.S. since age 5, was freed on Nov. 15 after almost four months in detention. The Texas A&M researcher was held for more than a week in an airport holding…
Harvard’s Asian American enrollment surges in 2nd year after affirmative action ban
Harvard College’s Asian American enrollment has climbed to 41% in the Class of 2029, an 11-percentage-point jump since the Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions in 2023. By the numbers: The…
