July Washington Update

With the doubling of interest rates on new student loans as of July 1, the House of Representatives passed a bill before the July 4th recess that would shift the student loan interest rates to be tied to the Treasury Bond rates as opposed to Congress setting it on a yearly basis. The Senate has been in tough negotiations on their version of the bill, which would extend the current rates for one year with the goal of overhauling the entire program with the federal government’s Higher Education Reauthorization Act.

U.S. Supreme Court Punts Decision on Affirmative Action

In a much awaited high court ruling, the US Supreme Court in a 7-1 decision, handed down its ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (UT), ordering lower courts to take another look at the challenge to the University of Texas's use of race and ethnicity in its admissions process.

Catalysts for Change!

From the President's Desk

Friday, 3 May 2013 - 5:35pm
I want to thank Adam Ortiz and the other leaders from MRN and CMA who took time to talk with me, Kathy Obear, Chris Moody, and Eleanor Mower earlier this week about their concerns ( http://multiracialnetwork.wordpress.com/ ). ACPA is an organization that truly values social justice and strives to be inclusive in all ways, and it is incredibly helpful to have members and leaders willing to share...

Thinking About Boston...

From the President's Desk

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 - 7:38pm
Hello good ACPA Colleagues, I had intended to write a post about the end of the academic year and spring in the Mind-Atlantic USA, but given recent events I must instead post a note about Boston and the tragedy that occurred on Monday, April 15 th at the Boston Marathon. My thoughts and condolences go out to the families who lost loved ones. I can only imagine the pain and struggle that is now...

Enough Is Enough

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 - 4:33pm
Today, April 16, 2013, is the sixth anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. 32 people were killed and 30 more were injured. How ironic that yesterday at the conclusion of the Boston Marathon, our world experienced another senseless and faceless attack on innocent people in the U.S. It is time for violence in the U.S. to be addressed. What are we...