Apply Now for the AMLA

The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Middle Leadership Academy (AMLA) is a joint venture between the CSU Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program (CSU ASAP) and the Network.  

Based on the Network’s yearlong Middle Leadership Academy and tailored to support CSU ASAP fund recipients, the AMLA brings together campus-based teams of CSU students, staff, faculty, and administrators in a collaborative and supportive environment to work on student support services for AANHPI students as highlighted in Section 89297.1 of the Education Code. 

Each campus’ Team Coordinator should submit one application for their team of four to attend one of two AMLA sessions in Winters, CA: June 15-18, 2026, OR July 28-31, 2026.  

Applications are due by May 1! Don’t wait to apply!  

Postsecondary Opportunities for California’s Justice-Involved Students 

The first blog in the series, by Breaunna Alexander, Research Manager, summarizes research on postsecondary education in prison settings. Over the past decade, California has transformed higher education for students who are incarcerated by expanding access to in-person courses and offering associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degree opportunities for these students. The continued expansion of college programming for students who are incarcerated presents postsecondary staff, faculty, and administrators with an opportunity and responsibility to rethink how teaching and student supports operate within prisons, how new programs for students who are incarcerated are developed, and what key characteristics of these programs support students after their release. 

Artificial Intelligence in Practice Across the CSU: A Voices Blog Series 

This is the second in a series of blogs authored by Thad Nodine, Ph.D., in collaboration with the CSU Student Success Network (Network) focusing on the California State University’s (CSU’s) systemwide approach to generative AI (GenAI). The second installment focuses on the strong opinions and deep concerns students have about GenAI’s potential impacts on social justice, environmental issues, and personal privacy. With the uncertainty surrounding its effects on human creativity and innovation, students are skeptical about its benefits in education, but they are clear-eyed about its potential impacts on their future career. 

Thank you to EIA Grant Submitters and Academy Applicants