Howard Community College’s Dr. Yang Yu Chairing Governor’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
COLUMBIA, MD — Howard Community College (HCC) proudly announces that Yang Yu, Ph.D., was appointed chair of the Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission by Governor Wes Moore. Dr. Yu is the Associate Dean of Liberal Studies at HCC and was appointed to represent HCC in Howard County’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Commission by Dr. Daria J. Willis.
“I am so honored to be chairing this important commission,” said Dr. Yu. “I am deeply grateful to the Governor for the opportunity and to Dr. Willis for paving the way by appointing me to represent Howard County’s AAPI Commission for HCC.”
Dr. Yu previously served as the Acting Associate Dean of the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division and the chair of social and cultural sciences department at HCC. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Sheffield, UK and dual bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Management with Environmental Science from the University of Leeds, UK and Chinese Linguistics and Literature from Heilongjiang University, China.
Dr. Yu’s previous experience includes positions at the University of Maryland, College Park, and national and international organizations such as the United Nations, UK Environment Agency, UK Data Archive, and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria.
Howard Community College was recently named among the nation's top two-year colleges by Niche, an online college selection and data resource for families. HCC ranked #92 among all two-year institutions and the top community college in the Baltimore metropolitan area. HCC enrolls more than 20,000 credit and non-credited students of all ages from more than 104 countries and yields more than $343 million in economic impact as one of Howard County's largest employers.