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.
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‘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 to host “Peralta Pumpkin Pursuit” district fundraiser marathon
The event aims to bring community members of all ages together, while fundraising for the Peralta Colleges Foundation.
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.
Peralta set to launch campus shuttle service in December
Students will be able to pay a one time fee per semester to travel from all four Peralta colleges
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.
BREAKING: Peralta chancellor recommends merge between Merritt College and Laney College
In her FLEX day address, Gilkerson said the colleges may become “Oakland City College” in a move to “prune” and grow the district
Voting begins for Peralta student government elections
Ongoing student government elections will determine the future of student leadership and transportation access at each Peralta campus
Merritt College updates its online resources for undocumented students after The Citizen finds outdated information from 2022
Up until Feb. 10, undocumented students seeking resources via Merritt’s website were not given the proper information for the state-mandated “Dreamer Liaison” at Merritt College.
The measure, also called the Peralta Colleges Affordable Education Reauthorization Measure, would bring in $8 million annually for student support by renewing a $48 tax per parcel.
40% of Peralta buildings are in “deficient” condition, according to update on Facilities Master Plan
The independent consultant report also reveals a large percentage of online students across the district.
Days after nationwide cybersecurity attacks threatened to publicize student data, Instructure reached an agreement with ShinyHunters.
Former Laney College student, Cedric Irving Jr., will receive treatment at a state hospital until he is able to proceed with his trial as the suspected murderer of former athletic director, John Beam