90 Years of History: Tracing the Rise of City College
In celebration of the institution’s 90th anniversary, The Guardsman charts the college’s history to illustrate how it has evolved in tandem with the city.
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Collegewide Book Club Expands From One Book to Two This Year
City College is expanding its One College, One Book program for the 2023-2024 school year, to One College, Two Books. The program is a collaboration between a City College Academic Senate committee and the library.
Surge of Fake Applications Creates Headache for Community Colleges
A surge of suspicious applications has flooded the California Community College system, with up to 65,000 fraudulent applications statewide from 77 countries, according to a Board of Trustees presentation at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton.
Interim Chancellor’s 12-Month Contract Comes to a Close
The Interim Chancellor, who came out of retirement to take on the position, has referred to addressing City College’s financial crisis as “righting the ship”. As he prepares to leave the helm, students and faculty continue to work to reconcile salaries and employment with his administration’s Multi-Year Budget Plan.
Community college saved my life. Thank you, Joe Biden, for trying to make it free.
Jen Balderama of the Washington Post discusses how attending community college changed her life.
We All Know This Story, and Yet…
A reaction to Jen Balderama’s story about community college from Matt Reed of Inside Higher Ed.
Studies Show Only 41% of Community College Graduates Obtain a Bachelor’s Degree
By Kyle Roque Inside Higher Ed reports that only 41% of community college graduates go on to obtain a…
Protests against school’s closure continues
By Tim Maguire:
The momentum to keep City College open and accessible continues to build as over 100 students, faculty and staff demonstrated at the Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges’ main office in Novato on Oct. 11.
Accreditation: Is it a game of Chutes and Ladders?
By Sara Bloomberg The Guardsman A child picks up a die. She shakes it in her hand for a few…