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Asian American students less likely to be accepted to universities than white applicants: study

Asian Americans are less likely to be accepted to colleges or universities than white applicants, according to a recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. About the study: Researchers analyzed five admission cycles from 2015 to 2021 and found that Asian American applicants were 28% less likely to be admitted to highly selective institutions than white students with similar test scores, grade point averages and extracurricular activities. “Unrelated” to the affirmative action case: The findings of the study, which is reportedly the first to collect such data in nearly a quarter century, are “largely unrelated” to the affirmative action case, according to data scientist Josh Grossman, one of the study’s authors.

Princeton students and professors react to Supreme Court oral arguments on affirmative action

GSC meeting features guest speaker Interim Dean of Graduate School Thomas A. Lewis

Performances to catch on Northwestern's campus the weekend of Feb. 4

If you’re looking for weekend plans, check out some of the student performances premiering on campus. Sunrise Coven — Lipstick Theatre Shanley Pavilion Friday 7 and 10 p.m., Saturday 2 and 7 p.m. In this comedy about healing, an ex-nurse practitioner works with a witch to create a pharmacy-coven that provides affordable care to the.

How to help India with donations for oxygen, meals, and families — Quartz

April 30, 2021 The enormity of the Covid-19 crisis in India may be impossible to fully comprehend from afar, but images of mass cremations and grief-stricken families, and stories of people fruitlessly searching for oxygen, hospital beds, and medications to save infected loved ones are heart-wrenching. Officially, the country reported just under 380,000 new daily cases on April 29, setting another global record and bringing its total case count to 18 million. But the actual number is thought to be many multiples higher. One expert told NPR that as many as 5 million people may be contracting Covid per day in India, and the death toll could reach 10,000 or more per day before infections begin to decline.

Exploring generations of influence between South Asia and the Institute

Caption: For an MIT oral history project, students conducted interviews with Institute alumni. Pictured here is Almitra Patel 58, MS 59, the first woman in engineering from India to graduate from MIT, and a Tech article in which she is featured. Credits: Image courtesy of MIT-India. Previous image Next image When thinking about how to celebrate the approaching 60th anniversary of Sangam, the Association of Indian Students at MIT, Ranu Boppana ’87, president of the MIT South Asian Alumni Association (MITSAAA) began to reflect upon ways in which to explore the rich history of South Asians at MIT. “As president of MITSAAA, I met several South Asian alumni who had been at MIT in the ’60s and ’70s. As an alum who was on campus in the ’80s, I could see that they were trailblazers whose presence led to the conditions and opportunities that current students take for granted, like better gender equity on ca

Deconstructing myths about feminism | The Daily Star

Deconstructing myths about feminism Panel discussion held on Reflective Teens In an attempt to deconstruct the myths about feminism, a panel of leading gender activists, development practitioners, and professionals came together on December 26, 2020, on the platform, Reflective Teens , an internationally recognised nonprofit teen-based creative initiative that aims to foster the abilities of teenagers and prepare them for the present and the future.  The panel included Shireen Haq, Founder & Member, Naripokkho, Khushi Kabir, Coordinator, Nijera Kori, Samia Ahmed, Senior Manager, Advocacy and Campaign, Save the Children, Warda Ashraf, Development Practitioner and Cultural Activist, and Kajal Abdullah, Co-Founder and CEO, Jahaji Ltd. The session was moderated by Ruhun Wasata, Senior Lecturer, East West University and PhD student, Indiana University Bloomington, and hosted by Md. Masud Parvez Ove, Senior Teacher, South Point School and College, and Former Bangladesh Coordinator,