May 6, 2025
Colleen Lye was awarded Honorable Mention for the 2025 Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS) Excellence in Mentoring Award! Colleen Lye is AARC Chair and Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. AAAS noted that "Moving testimony from many of her previous students demonstrated the extent to which Dr. Lye mentored her students’ intellectual growth and cultivated their academic passions. She demonstrates attentive care through her commitment to academic promise and rigor."