White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to host historic leadership development summit for higher education leaders, administrators, and faculty in April 2024.
Convening will deepen the Biden-Harris Administration’s collaboration with Minority-Serving Institutions.
Today, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) announced that it will convene higher education leaders from across the nation on April 2, 2024, for a historic leadership development summit at the University of California, Berkeley.
The event, which will be co-hosted with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), will bring together Biden-Harris Administration officials with higher education leaders, faculty, administrators, and staff to share best practices and address urgent challenges facing Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPI) in higher education. The summit will also spotlight innovative institutions of higher education – including Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (NHSIs) – that have made strides to build inclusive campus communities, create culturally responsive academic support services, and promote student success.
Over the past two years, WHIAANHPI has hosted numerous virtual and in-person events to engage with AA and NHPI communities across the nation. This includes efforts to highlight federal internship and fellowship opportunities, demystify the federal jobs application process, and raise awareness about critical federal resources available for Minority-Serving Institutions. Following the April 2 summit, the White House Initiative will continue to deepen its engagement with higher education leaders, students, and faculty to empower AA and NHPI communities and bolster pathways to public service.
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