by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 30, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
Amita Jain and Niteen Patkar have donated $1.35 million to the University of California, Berkeley, establishing two permanent funds for Hindi education and graduate study. The university announced the gift on July 30. The couple gave $850,000 to create the Usha and...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 29, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named Indian-born scholar Harsha Gangadharbatla interim dean of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. He will assume the leadership role on Aug. 1. Gangadharbatla currently serves as senior associate dean...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 29, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
The Ohio State University has appointed Indian American engineer and academic Balasubramaniam Shanker interim dean of its College of Engineering. His appointment takes effect Aug. 1. Shanker currently chairs Ohio State’s Department of Electrical and Computer...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 27, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has appointed Indian-origin physician-scientist Satdarshan Pal Singh Monga as chair of its Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology. Monga is a leading liver researcher whose work has advanced scientific...
by americansouthasiannetwork.com | Jul 25, 2026 | south-asian-spotlight
Dr. Pradip K. Shukla has spent more than four decades helping students, entrepreneurs and organizations turn ideas into practical results. An associate professor at Chapman University’s George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics, he serves as the inaugural...
