Frank Wu

President of Queens College, City University of New York; Author of "Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White"

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Frank Wu Biography

Frank H. Wu serves as the eleventh President of Queens College. In 2021, he announced the creation of both a new Business School and a new Arts School on the campus enrolling approximately 20,000 students, with almost 600 full-time faculty members.

Prior to joining the City University of New York (CUNY) system, Frank served as Chancellor & Dean, and then William L. Prosser Distinguished Professor at University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. Before joining UC Hastings, he was a member of the faculty at Howard University, the nation’s leading historically black college/university (HBCU), for a decade. In his leadership roles at Queens College and UC Hastings, as well as on the faculty at Howard, he was the first Asian American to serve in such a capacity. In recognition of his leadership, he was selected for the Chang-Lin Tien Award in 2008.

Frank is dedicated to civic engagement and civil rights. He was appointed by the Obama administration to its National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) and by the Defense Department to the Military Leadership Diversity Commission. He was a Trustee of Gallaudet University and then Deep Springs College. For his advocacy work, he received the John Hope Franklin Award in 2020.

Frank is the author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White, which was immediately reprinted in its hardcover edition, and co-author of Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment, which received the single greatest grant from the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund.

Prior to his academic career, he held a clerkship with the late U.S. District Judge Frank J. Battisti in Cleveland and practiced law with the firm of Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco – while there, he devoted a quarter of his time to pro bono work on behalf of indigent clients. He received a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. with honors from the University of Michigan.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/22/2024.

Frank Wu Speaking Topics

  • Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White

  • Civil Rights and Diversity

    In this keynote presentation, Wu offers a new paradigm for civil rights, beyond the literal and figurative black and white. Using history, social science, contemporary news, popular culture, anecdotes, and humor, he challenges the audience to make good on the promise of a diverse democracy.

  • Affirmative Action

    Wu discusses the current law and policies governing affirmative action and the best practices for recruitment and retention of minorities and women in higher education and the workplace.

  • Coalition Building

    Wu presents an approach for coalition among communities of color and progressive groups, to realize the goals of a diverse democracy.

Frank Wu Videos

  • Learning curve: Higher education during COVID
    The coronavirus is leaving its mark on colleges and universities, perhaps permanently. With schools working hard to keep COVID-19 off-campus, 13%...
  • The "Model Minority" Myth: Jennifer Ho and Frank H. Wu
  • Rules of the Road: China’s Talent Program and US Research Discrimination

Frank Wu Books

  • Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White
    Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White

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Frank Wu is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White, Civil Rights and Diversity, Affirmative Action and Coalition Building. The estimated speaking fee range to book Frank Wu for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Frank Wu generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Amanda Nguyen, Tracy Chou, Tiffany Yu, Lydia X. Z. Brown and Laura Ling. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Frank Wu for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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