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On Tuesday, September 26, Queens College President Frank H. Wu (far right) hosted Nasser Paydar, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education—the highest-ranking federal higher education official—on a visit to the school in support of President Joseph Biden’s first-ever proclamation designating September 25 through October 1 Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Week. Queens College is an AANAPISI, defined under the Higher Education Act as a college with an undergraduate enrollment that is at least 10 per cent Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander.
As part of a campus tour, Paydar and other federal officials visited the federally funded QC AANAPISI Project (QCAP), which aims to support the college’s diverse and underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) student population through multilingual tutoring, and opportunities for experiential learning, leadership, and mentoring through internships with local AAPI organizations. The project also offers faculty support through workshops designed to strengthen understanding of local AAPI histories and issues and in developing AAPI–focused course content and culturally sustaining, antiracist pedagogies.
Paydar selected the college for a site visit to highlight the administration’s effort to strengthen AANAPISIs and support the nation’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. During the visit Paydar, Wu and their respective colleagues discussed federal support for AANAPISIs, affordability and student retention initiatives, maintaining multiple minority-serving institution statuses, and student mental health challenges and support services.
Pictured from left are Philip Kim, senior advisor, the White House; Erika Moritsugu, deputy assistant to the president and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders senior liaison, the White House; Paydar; Annabelle Park, program coordinator, QCAP; Soniya Munshi, director, Queens College Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership and associate professor of Urban Studies; and Wu.
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On Tuesday, September 26, Queens College President Frank H. Wu (standing) hosted Nasser Paydar, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education—the highest-ranking federal higher education official—on a visit to the school in support of President Joseph Biden’s first-ever proclamation designating September 25 through October 1 Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Week. Queens College is an AANAPISI, defined under the Higher Education Act as a college with an undergraduate enrollment that is at least 10 per cent Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander.
During discussions with students, Paydar and other federal officials addressed belonging and inclusion, first-generation student status, English as a Second Language, and mental health.
Paydar selected the college for a site visit to highlight the administration’s effort to strengthen AANAPISIs and support the nation’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. The federally funded Queens College AANAPISI Project (QCAP), aimed at supporting the college’s diverse and underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) student population, provides multilingual tutoring, and opportunities for experiential learning, leadership, and mentoring through internships with local AAPI organizations. The project also offers faculty support through workshops designed to strengthen understanding of local AAPI histories and issues and in developing AAPI–focused course content and culturally sustaining, antiracist pedagogies.Individuals whose faces are visible are, from left, Erika Ninoyu, senior advisor, the White House Initiative on AANHPI; Stephen Lamb, special assistant, U.S. Department of Education; Paydar; Erika Moritsugu, deputy assistant to the president and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders senior liaison, the White House; Philip Kim, senior advisor, the White House; Ting Wu, special advisor to the chief of staff for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders, the White House; President Wu; Caroline K. Hong, director, QCAP, and associate professor of English; Yung-Yi Diana Pan, interim executive director, Asian American/Asian Research Institute, CUNY.
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On Tuesday, September 26, Queens College President Frank H. Wu (fifth from left) hosted Nasser Paydar, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education—the highest-ranking federal higher education official—on a visit to the school in support of President Joseph Biden’s first-ever proclamation designating September 25 through October 1 Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Week. Queens College is an AANAPISI, defined under the Higher Education Act as a college with an undergraduate enrollment that is at least 10 per cent Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander.
During discussions with students (pictured here), Paydar and other federal officials addressed belonging and inclusion, first-generation student status, English as a Second Language, and mental health.
Paydar selected the college for a site visit to highlight the administration’s effort to strengthen AANAPISIs and support the nation’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. The federally funded Queens College AANAPISI Project, aimed at supporting the college’s diverse and underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) student population, provides multilingual tutoring, and opportunities for experiential learning, leadership, and mentoring through internships with local AAPI organizations. The project also offers faculty support through workshops designed to strengthen understanding of local AAPI histories and issues and in developing AAPI–focused course content and culturally sustaining, antiracist pedagogies.
From left to right are Queens College students Sal Sayema, Benson Gu, Yasoda Debidayal, Ray Liu, President Wu, Assistant Secretary Paydar, Rohan Ramnarain, Trisha Sherman, and Zareefa Khan.