March 11, 2014 UCLA Professor of Education Robert Teranishi recently released a report that examines how current methods of collecting and reporting data on the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) student populations conceal significant disparities in educational experiences and outcomes. The report, which is titled, “iCount: A Data Quality Movement for Asian Americans and […]
January 15, 2014 Six faculty members of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies were included on this year’s list of “RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings” published by Education Week. Those recognized are Marcelo Suárez-Orozco (dean of UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies), Patricia Gándara (professor of education and co-director of […]
July 10, 2013 Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) students exist in an interesting place, especially in the context of higher education. On one hand, they are often grouped together with White students because of their perceived success as a group, however, one cannot deny that they encounter the same struggles that their Black and […]
July 1, 2013 In 2008, the federal government launched a program to allow some universities to identify themselves as Asian-American, Native American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI). However, according to Ronald Roach of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, of the 153 schools around the country that qualify for the designation, only 78 have applied for […]
June 26, 2013 A report from the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) and the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) challenges the “model minority” myth and underscores its consequences for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. See full article →
June 25, 2013 Among the 153 U.S. colleges and universities eligible to become federally designated as Asian-American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), only 78 of those schools have sought and been granted the distinction since 2008, when the federal program was launched. Of the 78, just 21 schools have received AANAPISI program funding, […]
June 25, 2013 About 35 percent more Asian-American and Pacific Islander undergraduate students are likely to be on campuses over the next decade. To meet this growing demand, new research and efforts are emerging to best serve them. A report out earlier this month underscored the need to understand the diversity of the population and […]
June 25, 2013 The “misperception” that all Asian-American and Pacific Islander students are high-achieving and immune from financial challenges has created barriers for the fastest-growing minority group in the United States, says a study released today. The study finds that colleges that have been designated as serving Asian-American and Native American Pacific Islander students could […]
June 20, 2013 NYU Associate Professor of higher education & Principal Investigator for C.A.R.E Robert T. Teranishi joined us to discuss the population and education gap of pacific islanders in the US.
June 14, 2013 Recent news on the higher education scene has turned attention to the Asian American case, or cases we should say. A team of education researchers led by Dr. Robert Teranishi used data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and the University of California higher education system to make the case that […]
