Keywords: Asian Americans, Jim Yong Kim, Dartmouth College, South Korean, Korean-American, Korea, Ivy League, Ivy League universities, Ivy League schools, education
Jim Yong Kim, a former director of the World Health Organization's HIV/AIDS department, has been named president of Dartmouth College, becoming the first Asian American to head one of the Ivy League's elite universities, AFP reports.
The 49-year-old Kim, who was born in South Korea, is renowned for his work in public health, particularly in expanding access to HIV/AIDS treatment to the developing world.
"Our goal at the World Health Organization was to raise aspirations about what can be achieved in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, and I see the same vision and sense of purpose at Dartmouth today," Kim said in a statement.
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