Local Students Complete Architecture Summer Camp
August 24, 2016
Held on four successive Saturdays in July, this year’s camp attracted some 60 students from around Southern California
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Chargers Thwart Divisional Foe on Thursday Night
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
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A Different Approach to Community Building
June 29, 2016
Community based gang intervention group focuses on individual healing
What Will You Sacrifice for Justice?
January 6, 2016
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once wrote, “It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” Those students who are protesting campus racism need to keep that quote in mind as they assert their right to feel safe and comfortable on campus. When the protests have been well defined and include an end game, such as the University of Missouri protests that toppled a President and Chancellor, they have been effective. When protests broadly address issues like comfort, they are less successful.
Cal State gets record number of applications for 2016 term
December 23, 2015
California State University received a record number of applications for the upcoming 2016 fall term, with more than 830,000 prospective students vying for a spot at the nation’s largest public university system.
Foshay Tech Academy Tech Fair
October 30, 2015
The community is invited to come out and attend this event that will introduce youth to computer science Computer Science Education Week starts Monday, December 7th from 10am – 12pm at the Foshay Tech Academy in South Los Angeles. The Academy is hosting an Hour of Code event to inspire and engage community members. The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. The Tech Academy believes that computer science helps to develop 21st century skills to prepare them for college and careers. This event highlights the innovative work that is happening
First Lady Michelle Obama Praises Amazing Students
October 29, 2015
– Students in Akron have a lot to look forward thanks in part to city’s own NBA legend LeBron James, who recently announced plans to help students pay for their college education. On Wednesday October 21, 2015 at the University of Akron’s James A. Rhodes (JAR) Arena, LeBron James and First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama addressed this announcement to over one thousand students at a special event focused on education. In 2011, in partnership with Akron Public Schools, the LeBron James Family Foundation began working on the high school dropout crisis, through the foundation’s “Wheels for Education”
The Name Game: Colleges Rebrand to Get More Students
July 15, 2015
Community colleges, state colleges, and universities across the nation are rebranding themselves to attract more students paying out-of-state tuition rates, which includes foreign students as well, to ease the financial concerns of a growing number of institutions.