Can Schools Reopen Safely?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, February 13th, 2021, issued new guidelines for the reopening of K-12 schools. Many teachers and
Education
Rural Tales of India With a Purpose
Award-winning independent publishing house, Karadi Tales, launched a new series of chapter books under its new chapter book imprint, Minmini Reads, that targets
South Asians Running For Office – Raaheela Ahmed in Prince George’s County, MD
Four Reasons Why! That's what pushed Raaheela Ahmed to run for office and win - TWICE! Raaheela Ahmed was a freshman at UMD when her dad, Shukoor Ahmed, kept in
ICE May Deport Indian Students In New F1 Ruling
Thousands of South Asian students at US universities will be forced to return home if their schools and programs go fully online for the fall semester due to CO
Reopening Colleges & Keeping Students Safe
Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California, is open for business this fall — but to get there, you really have to want it. Tucked amid verdant hills 23 mile
10 Minutes Will Impact 10 Years of Your Life
"Your ten minutes of participation will impact ten years of your life," said Nick Kuwada, the Office of the Census, Santa Clara County in his keynote address. A
What’s Behind My Mother’s Obsession with Food?
“What did you eat today?” my mother, Sarada, begins her phone conversation with my twenty-three-year-old daughter in New York. When my daughter explains tha
Hasan Minhaj Goes to Washington
“You know the student loan crisis is bad when I'm asked to testify before Congress about it,” tweeted Hasan Minhaj, the popular host of political comedy ser
Reducing Disparities for Communities of Color in Higher Education
A coalition of civil rights organizations has concrete suggestions for Congress as it considers how to update the 1965 Higher Education Act (HEA). That law info
Women Engineering Pioneers: A Look Back With Dr. Shantha Mohan
If you thought that today's girls need encouragement and mentorship to pursue engineering in America, imagine the situation when women pursued the study of engi
Parenting A ‘Gifted’ Child
"I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very very curious." - Albert Einstein. Parenting is tricky business. My mother might not necess
An Unusual Love Story for Mother’s Day!
Crisply starched cotton saris. A hand kerchief tucked at the waist. Hair in a top knot. Bustling with life and laughter. Her belly laugh lit up the room and c
