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Puente celebrates Día de los Muertos at Merritt College
For nearly 20 years, the college's Puente program has organized an on-campus celebration of the traditional Mexican holiday.
Philip Jucaban brings bayanihan into counseling Laney students
For Jucaban, Filipino American History Month – which is celebrated annually in October – offers an opportunity for reflection with a "critical lens."
BCC students celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with mooncakes and community
Though typically associated with Chinese culture, mooncakes are a staple of the seasonal celebration for many East and Southeast Asian countries.
‘Laughter is Medicine’, Annual Powwow highlights Native American healthcare
The Native American Health Center has served everyone who walked through their doors in San Francisco and Oakland for over 50 years.
Merritt College urban garden class sows “practical skills”
Every Tuesday morning, Tom Branca and his students gather far from Merritt College’s campus in the Oakland hills to the heart of Lake Merritt.
National art exhibition ‘STOKED’ showcases wood-fired possibilities for Laney ceramics program
A new kiln is igniting enthusiasm among Laney College ceramics students.
SALAAM program helps immigrant women find confidence and careers at CoA
The program supplies students with materials, grants, food vouchers, and a safe community.
Peralta in the roots of Oakland labor history
Courses about the American labor movement are few in number at the Peralta Community College District – across all four schools, the district currently offers just one eight-week class about labor history through Laney College.
(VIDEO) Laney’s student-built telescope launches machining careers
The Laney Lunar Looker project is part of a "massive modernization" that recently took place within the college's Machine Technology program.
Berkeley City College arts student helps new mascot take flight
Native birds, Dungeons & Dragons and UC Berkeley all served as inspiration for Multimedia Arts student Yunha Kim's design.
Laney Art students get crafty in new gallery show
"Clay Paper Wood" melds Art and CTE student creations together in free multimedia exhibition
Four long-awaited construction projects commenced at Laney College on Tuesday.
Over the summer, Bay Area medical centers and clinics Stanford Medical and Kaiser Permanente paused gender affirming surgeries for youth under 19 years old. Now, parents of transgender kids are facing some new, hard decisions. Some are even making plans to leave the Bay Area, which is known for its vibrant queer community.
The board reviewed survey data results on food and housing insecurity among California community college students and approved multiple facilities projects at the meeting.
The counselor distributed a flyer to students which advertises an off-campus training through a company that solicits a $50 fee and social security numbers from attendees.