- This article is about the racial and legal scholar. For the sci-fi artist, see Frank Wu.
Frank H. Wu is the author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White', which argues for a new paradigm of civil rights that includes people of all backgrounds rather than relying on a black-white paradigm and that addresses forms of racial discrimination that are not obvious but subtle. Born in Cleveland, Ohio and son of Chinese Immigrants to the United States, he has appeared in the media and on the college lecture circuit, coming to public attention for his debates on affirmative action against Dinesh D'Souza and Ward Connerly, respectively. Wu currently serves as dean of Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan. Along with Harold Hongju Koh of Yale Law School and Jim Chen of the University of Louisville School of Law, Wu is one of only three Asian American law school deans in the United States. He is Wayne State Law's ninth dean, having succeeded Joan Mahoney, the law school's first woman dean (1998-2003). In April 2007, Wu announced he would resign as Dean in May 2008, a year before his appointment was to end, citing his wife's health problems as the leading cause of his resignation.[1] Critics, including some students, believe his resignation is due largely to the law school's drop in the US News & World Report law school ranking from the third to the fourth tier. Wu also serves as a Trustee of Gallaudet University, the school for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. He was previously the first Asian American law professor at Howard University, one of the nation's leading historically black schools. He has extensive media appearances, especially on C-SPAN, and has been a regular on the lecture circuit. He is represented by American Program Bureau. Wu earned his bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1988 and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1991.
External links
- Faculty profile, Wayne State University
- Dean Wu's Blog
