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Learn How This Woman’s Journey Has Made Her ‘a Pillar of Stanford’s Asian American Community’
As the child of Chinese immigrants, Cindy Ng wanted to fit in. She wanted to, as Andrew Yang puts it, “out-American the Americans.” That would change though as Ng entered college at the University of California, Berkeley in the early ’70s. It was there she became “sidetracked by activism.”
May 28, 2021
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Academic Uses Spotlight of Stage to Highlight Diversity Initiatives
Theater has always been a part of Dr. Harry J. Elam Jr.’s life. Last month, Elam was named president of Occidental College.
August 18, 2020
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Young Invincibles: Elite Institutions Should Accept Stimulus Funds
Late last week, the University of Pennsylvania joined its rich, elite peers, like Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and Yale universities, in refusing its share of funds from the coronavirus stimulus package. It was a laudable move on the part of these universities, many observers said, but one advocacy group, Young Invincibles, said on Monday these universities shouldn’t refuse the money.
April 27, 2020
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Female Clinical Department Chairs Paid Less Than Men, Report Finds
Women who chair clinical departments at public medical schools earn only 88 cents for every dollar their male counterparts make, averaging about $70,000 to $80,000 less per year, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and UC San Francisco report. Academic productivity, specialization and years on the job do not explain the disparity, the […]
March 3, 2020
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Felicity Huffman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Admissions Scandal
Actress Felicity Huffman, who pleaded guilty for her role in the college admissions scandal, was sentenced to 14 days in prison on Friday. Huffman is required to report to prison by Oct. 25. The former Desperate Housewives star  will also have to pay a fine of $30,000 and complete 250 hours of community service. In 2017, Huffman […]
September 13, 2019
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Diverse Conversations: Why Doesn’t Minority Faculty Look Like America?
A recent report found that, at some schools, like Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan and Princeton, there are more foreign teachers than Hispanic and Black teachers combined.
December 23, 2015
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New Law Strategies Needed to Expand Services to the Poor
In order to expand and improve delivery of legal services to low- and moderate-income populations, U.S. lawyers and educators ought to borrow and adopt more strategies that have proved successful in other industries.
May 5, 2015
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Less-established Researchers More Prone to Try Out New Ideas
Early career researchers may deserve greater consideration for research grants and tenure because they are more likely than their more established counterparts to try out new ideas that advance science.
February 9, 2015
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