Category Archives: College Perspective

A LIFE INEVITABLY SHAPED BY BLACK APRIL (NGÀY BA MƯƠI THÁNG TƯ)

Commentary: Beautiful piece of reflection on the roots where we are coming from. Vietnamese Americans are very lucky to live in a country of the free. One should at least remember those who died fighting the war to give us … Continue reading

Posted in College Perspective, Diaspora, History, Human Rights, Vietnam | 9 Comments

NYT: Pre-Med’s New Priorities: Heart and Soul and Social Science

PROF. PIERS J. HALE knew something was up when his students at the University of Oklahoma were clamoring this spring to get into his medical ethics class, which was formerly populated largely by social science majors. What led to the … Continue reading

Posted in College Perspective, Medical education | Leave a comment

Thạch “Tak” Nguyễn is honored as Champion of Change by President Obama

On Thursday, March 15th, the White House will honor Tak Nguyen from the University of California-Los Angeles as one of five young leaders being recognized as Champions of Change for outstanding leadership on their campus. Last fall, the White House … Continue reading

Posted in College Perspective, Diaspora, Role model | Leave a comment

Moshe Kai Cavalin started college at 8, about to graduate from UCLA at 14 and publishes a book “We Can Do”

The one thing 14-year-oldMoshe Kai Cavalin dislikes is being called a genius. All he did, after all, was enroll in college at age 8 and earn his first of two Associate of Arts degrees from East Los Angeles Community College at age 9, graduating with … Continue reading

Posted in College Perspective, Role model | Leave a comment

Presidents Defend Their Pay as Public Colleges Slash Budgets

If there’s a sure lesson from the economic recession, it’s that perception matters. When Wall Street bankers took taxpayer bailouts and then made off with big bonuses, they were vilified. Moral outrage ensued when chief executives of the Big Three … Continue reading

Posted in College Perspective, Finance | Comments Off