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The Citizen Investigates: International Travel
PCCD spends $87k on overseas trips yet F-1 student population declines
Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, Managing Editor
• July 25, 2024
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Greg Nelson to be Chief Operating Officer
Nelson to be first COO since leadership restructure
Lylah Schmedel-Permanna and Desmond Meagley
• June 14, 2024
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Class cancellations, basic needs, and ‘flying pigs’ at 5/14 meeting for PCCD Trustees
Ian Waters, News Editor
• June 1, 2024
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Merritt Librarian reimagines ‘alebrijes’ sculptor’s life in new picture book
Desmond Meagley, Staff Writer
• May 30, 2024
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Melanie Dixon appointed CoA President
After two years of acting appointments, the College of Alameda will finally fill the presidency with a permanent hire this summer
Ivan Saravia, Staff Writer
• May 23, 2024
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CoA’s next president is one of these three college leaders
Community feedback on the candidates is due midnight tonight
Desmond Meagley and Ivan Saravia
• May 21, 2024
![Armando Franco, BCCs new MESA Program Director, sits at his desk in a corner of the MESA center at BCC. The new program will offer support for low-income, first-generation students in STEM.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Armando-Franco-1200x800.jpg)
BCC’s new MESA director instills confidence in students
Armando Franco reflects on journey from first-generation college student to experienced mentor
Ivan Saravia, Staff Writer
• May 21, 2024
![Staff Writer Desmond Meagley stands in the very spot where a security guard confronted him last month: the doorway of the men’s restroom in the Laney College Library. Meagley, who is transgender, tried to report the incident, but reached a dead end when an administrator told him he would need the security guard’s name.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7788-1200x800.jpg)
The Catch-22 in AP 3435, Peralta’s Harassment Protocol
Desmond Meagley, Staff Writer
• May 20, 2024
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Laney names baseball stadium, FabLab to relocate and more at 4/23 meeting for PCCD trustees
Eliot Faine, Staff Writer
• May 15, 2024
![As College of Alameda searches for a new president, The Citizen searched for one of the colleges former presidents. The late Jeanette Poore was the first woman to lead a community college in California.](https://peraltacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PooreText-2-1200x800.png)
CoA’s mystery woman: The forgotten legacy of the first female community college president in California
Romi Bales, Staff Writer
• May 13, 2024
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‘We’re still rising’: BCC celebrates 50th anniversary
College throws block party and breaks ground on new building
Sam O'Neil, Associate Editor
• May 6, 2024
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We’re not just ‘rich kids on vacation’: The journey of an international student
Isabelly Sabô Barbosa, Social Media Editor
• May 5, 2024
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