Late last month, Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard announced that due to health and safety concerns, MC would continue to operate in structured-remote mode until March of 2021. She also announced that, in order to meet students’ needs, the College…
The Montgomery College SHaW (Student Health and Wellness) Center is dedicated to helping students with food insecurity, gaining access to health care, housing, mental health support, and personal safety. To help bridge the food insecurity gap—and make it engaging—MC launched…
In a year marked by a global pandemic and the deep economic crisis that has followed, vulnerable populations have found themselves in an even more precarious situation. Inspired by a group in Washington, D.C., that has been supporting neighbors in…
Editor’s note: This story is part of our MC faculty and staff series in which professors and/or staff discuss relevant topics within their areas of expertise. Sonia Pruitt discusses how communities, elected officials, and police departments can reimagine policing and…
A half-century has passed since the historic Stonewall Uprising in New York City’s Greenwich Village, but another milestone for the LGBTQ+ community was reached almost 31 years ago: the first observance of National Coming Out Day. To mark the annual…
Editor’s note: This story is part of our MC faculty series, in which professors discuss relevant topics within their areas of expertise. Kiersten Newtoff is an assistant professor of biology at Montgomery College. By Kiersten Newtoff On a balmy July…
How many of you just have to have your morning cup of coffee? Whether it’s from Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, or 7-11, there’s a good chance you’re laying out upwards of $25 a week on that café con leche or nonfat,…
Gardening can be just much an art as a science. But even the most inexperienced gardeners can set themselves up for success by following a little professional advice. Professor Steve Dubik, of the Landscape Technology program at Montgomery College, shares…
For Carl Buch, president of Buch Construction and the presenting sponsor of the MC Foundation 34th Annual Golf and Tennis Classic, it is all about the “fine line.” Buch, a Montgomery College alumnus, never expected to head the family-owned general…
A straight-A student missed a week of classes at Montgomery College because her family would not be able to afford both food and the feminine hygiene products she needed to go out in public. Unfortunately, students all over the United…