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EC Endorses the AAPI Presidential Fellows Report and Petition to President Percy

April 15, 2021 / PSU-AAUP

At its Thursday, April 8th meeting, the PSU-AAUP Executive Council voted to endorse the AAPI Presidential Fellows Report and Petition to President Percy. The report outlines three recommended actions for the University and a petition sent to President Percy on Friday, April 9th, asking him and his Administration to take to heart the data and recommended actions documented in the report: 

  • ACTION 1: Establish an Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Program in the School of Gender, Race and Nations by the 2022 Fall term.
  • ACTION 2: Collect disaggregated and nuanced data to better understand the experiences and challenges faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander students at Portland State.
  • ACTION 3: Establish policies and practices to retain, recognize, and reward Asian American and Pacific Islander faculty and staff whose efforts help to enable the University to deliver on its access mission.

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