The Carnegie Corporation of New York named Dr. DeRionne Pollard as a recipient of its Academic Leadership Award, Dr. Pollard is only the second community college recipient of this award. The honor consists of $500,000 in support for each winner’s…
When Montgomery College student Patty Pablo went to bed on August 13—after the nation spent the weekend watching white supremacists trounce through Charlottesville, bearing torches and messages of bigotry and hate—only four people had RSVP’d to the protest event she…
Single parents like Erica Brizuela, 23, rarely have time to get together with other single parents, or attend workshops, no matter how helpful they promise to be. Brizuela has a two-year-old son, works as a waitress, and takes classes at…
When Dr. Sanjay Rai, senior vice president for academic affairs, was in high school in India, he had to take a competitive, high-stakes math exam. The school was overcrowded—Dr. Rai took the exam in a hallway—and had no electricity. The…
E.J. Dionne is well-known to readers of the Washington Post, where he writes a political column, and to listeners of NPR, where he is frequent contributor. Earlier this summer Ken Becker, chair of the foundation’s board of directors, and his…
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) recently announced the recipients of its annual Regional Awards for community college trustees, equity programs, chief executive officers, faculty members, and professional board staff members. Montgomery College Professor Tammy Peery is the recipient of the…
Through academic and co-curricular service-learning and civic engagement, MC’s Service-Learning Program engages students, faculty, and community organizations in meaningful, collaborative, and mutually beneficial projects. Service-learning offers opportunities in and out of the classroom for students to meet new people, learn…
In the afternoon and early evenings, if you tune into WAMU 88.5—the leading Washington, DC area public radio station—you are likely listening to the work of Montgomery College student Natalie Yuravlivker. If her name isn’t ringing a bell, that’s because…
Montgomery College and Future Link, Inc., a local nonprofit organization, recently entered into a formal collaboration to boost the educational success of young adults in our county. The Future Link program is designed for students aged 18 to 25 who…
The US Department of Education awarded the College a TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (TRIO EOC) grant to improve adult college readiness. The Educational Opportunity Centers program provides counseling and information on college admissions to qualified adults who want to enter…