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Thu. Nov. 11 • 7 p.m. ET at WKAR Studios and streaming | Come together on Veterans Day 2021 for a special preview screening of American Exile. The new film follows the story of veterans facing deportation 50 years after fighting for the U.S. in the Vietnam War. The evening includes a Q&A session featuring guests from the film and filmakers John J. Valadez and Carleen L. Hsu.
‘American Exile’ premieres Tue., Nov. 16, nationwide on PBS. Free preview screening, with filmmaker Q&A, to be presented at WKAR and virtually on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
May 20, 2021 Since students led a 23-day hunger strike in 1995 to institute the Asian American Studies Program, the demands of activists have continued to be linked to ethnic studies at Northwestern. Starting in 2006, students and faculty advocated for the creation of the Latina and Latino Studies Program, which began around 2008, according to LLSP Director and Prof. Geraldo Cadava. After the programs were established, students continued to push for the expansion of ethnic studies through events, discussions with faculty and administrators and numerous petitions. Student advocacy has been cen...
Rutgers picks ‘brilliant scholar’ for top leadership job NJ.com 1 hr ago Adam Clark, nj.com A “brilliant scholar” fluent in three languages is the next leader of Rutgers University’s Camden campus. Antonio Tillis, a veteran college administrator who was recently interim president of the University of Houston–Downtown, will begin as Rutgers-Camden chancellor on July 1. The university Board of Governors and the Rutgers-Camden Board of Directors approved Tillis on Tuesday. “Rutgers is deeply invested in bringing opportunity and growth to Camden,” Rutgers Preside...
Tillis named Rutgers University–Camden chancellor April 27, 2021 2:50 pm Antonio D. Tillis will assume the post of chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden on July 1, according to an April 27 announcement from Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway. “Antonio Tillis is a brilliant scholar and gifted administrator whose commitment to the transformative power of higher education presents an exceptional opportunity for both Rutgers and New Jersey. We are proud that he will lead Rutgers University-Camden,” Holloway said. Tillis, 55, will lead the southernmost campus of Rutgers, whi...