"Stanford granting us housing … puts us in a much fairer position to make good use of our college time," Tan said. "We know that if we can't return to our home country should the COVID situation get worse, which seems likely to be the case, we'll at least have a place to stay." … [Read more...] about After Facing ICE Directive Scare, Some International Students Celebrate Approved Requests For All-Year Housing
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Medical School Affiliates On Lack Of Diversity, Burden Of The ‘Minority Tax’
"Oftentimes, even after George Floyd, we were using Black faculty we know to do healing circles," El Galabaway continued. "They do that out of labor of love, but we want that to be compensated because. It's not fair that we expect Black faculty to do these tasks without compensation or recognition for what that is worth". … [Read more...] about Medical School Affiliates On Lack Of Diversity, Burden Of The ‘Minority Tax’
PCC to lead $7 million effort to expand nanotechnology education
The first priority is to recruit more faculty to the network, with a particular focus on younger instructors and faculty from diverse backgrounds. Mentor relationships with established educators will help maintain a vibrant field. "If we don't get younger and more diverse," Ashcroft explained, "we're going to lose the knowledge we've already accumulated." Much of the educational workforce will be approaching retirement in the next decade, so it's crucial to prepare the next generation of micro nano tech professors. … [Read more...] about PCC to lead $7 million effort to expand nanotechnology education
