Tag: Laney College

Asian American Pacific Islander

Professor Put on Leave for Telling Student to ‘Anglicize’ Her Name

California’s Laney College has put a professor on leave after he asked a Vietnamese-American student to “Anglicize” her name, saying its pronunciation sounded “like an insult” in English, reported Newsweek. In an email chain that was shared on social media, student Phuc Bui Diem Nguyen responded to professor Matthew Hubbard by writing,  “Your request to […]

June 22, 2020

Students

Report: More Can Be Done to Assist Undocumented Community College Students in California

A new report by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s office reveal that more needs to be done to assist undocumented students in the areas of financial aid, legal services and mental health.

May 12, 2019

Community Colleges

Reverse-Transfer Policies May Particularly Help Underrepresented Groups

While facing logistical challenges, reverse credit transfer is becoming a more common practice nationwide as a way of getting an associate’s degree or certificate for students who had gone on to take courses in a baccalaureate program that could be applied to retroactively award them a community college credential.

December 19, 2018

African-American

Scholars Believe Supreme Court Likely to End Affirmative Action with Kavanaugh

Scholars from coast to coast expect the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh – and they expect him to help end affirmative action by ruling against it in cases that reach the high court.

September 13, 2018