Category :Community

Appointments & Nominations Community Education Headline

Raji Brar named to California State University Board of Trustees

AB Wire April 13, 2023

Daughter of Punjabi Sikhs from India gets powerful leadership post at America’s largest system of public higher educationRead More

Community Editors Pick Education Headline

Dr. Sanjay Rai named Acting Secretary for Maryland Higher Education

Arun Kumar April 13, 2023

Allahabad University graduate spearheaded community college movement model for other parts of the worldRead More

Community Editors Pick Headline Politics

Kshama Sawant campaigns for caste discrimination ban in California

Zofeen Maqsood April 13, 2023

Indian American Seattle Council member joins activists asking state legislators to vote ‘Yes’ on ban billRead More

Community Headline Health

Kansas Cancer Center honors two Indian American doctors

AB Wire April 12, 2023

Priyanka Sharma and Prateek Sharma invested with endowed professorships recognizing center’s most productive facultyRead More

Community Headline

Caste discrimination case against two Indian American engineers dismissed

AB Wire April 11, 2023

Case against Cisco to continue for “securing relief and ensuring company wide, corrective action”Read More

Community Featured Science Technology Top Stories

Six Indian Americans win 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships

Arun Kumar April 10, 2023

Winners are among a diverse group of 171 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists across 48 fieldsRead More

Community Environment Headline

Bow Seat opens Fellowship Grant Program for young leaders

AB Wire April 10, 2023

Program aims to empower youth leaders in addressing environmental issues in their communitiesRead More

Community Education Headline Science

C.R. Rao awarded 2023 International Prize in Statistics

Arun Kumar April 10, 2023

102-year-old Indian American professor’s work more than 75 years ago continues to exert a profound influence on scienceRead More

Community Headline

American India Foundation gala raises record $2.2 million

Arun Kumar April 7, 2023

Annual Bay Area gala raises funds for girls’ STEM education and women’s economic empowermentRead More

Community Crime Featured Headline

Indian to pay $2.4 million for preying on elderly victims

AB Wire April 7, 2023

Ashish Bajaj and his co-conspirators preyed on elderly victims by impersonating fraud prevention specialistsRead More