Jim Yong Kim became the first Asian-American to head up an Ivy league institution.  He will become the president of Dartmouth college on July 1st.  Jim Yong Kim, 49, is a former director of the HIV/AIDS department of the World Health Organization where he was credited with helping expand access to lifesaving treatment in the developing world.

Mr. Jim Yong Kim wasn’t your ordinary Korean immigrant.  He first came to the United States at the age of 5, arriving in Iowa.  He later attended public school and even played quarterback for his high school.  Now that’s pretty cool.   In 2006, he was named Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people.  What an amazing year.  We have our first black president and now a Korean has ascended to the helm of an Ivy league institution.  Things are changing!