Wendy Mejia Aguilar is chasing down a dream her mom was forced to leave behind six years ago in El Salvador. The violence in the family’s native country was inching closer each day, the life she had worked so hard…
Move over Monty, there’s a new raptor in town--and it hasn’t eaten in about 65 million years. Stan the T. rex, a life-size replica of an actual Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found in South Dakota in 1987, has taken up residence…
Fostering educational innovation and cultural exchange across 6,000 miles, MC representatives participated in a Montgomery County Sister Cities delegation visit to Ethiopia earlier this year. Led by Councilmember Craig Rice, the delegation visited Gondar, Ethiopia, and the University of Gondar.…
With an infectious smile and bundles of energy, Reyhan James is nailing the part: people person, student employee, aspiring actor. A theatre arts major in his second semester at Montgomery College, James is one of 49 exceptional student employees of…
Here are some alarming statistics, according to Forbes: one-third of Americans do not pay their bills on time. Thirty-three percent do not have any money saved for retirement. Thirty eight percent of American households have severe credit card debt. And…
From an early age, Calvin Massenburg’s athleticism was apparent as he excelled in track and field as an elementary school student. What Massenburg’s classmates might not have known was the young athlete had autism and an intellectual disability. Today, the…
Handwritten letters by Abraham Lincoln, entries in George Washington’s diary, and photographs by General George Patton are just a few of the original documents found in the Library of Congress’ manuscript division. With 11,000 collections and 60 million manuscripts, the…
Montgomery College has served almost 4,000 county residents at its community engagement centers since they opened in 2012. That is the number of people who have either completed a class, attended a workshop, or met with an advisor. The class…
Despite family losses, illness, and educational hurdles Carol Faye Walls has always kept going. Growing up in Washington, DC, Montgomery College student Carol Faye Walls had to climb over seemingly insurmountable hurdles. Today, at 58, she is one of eight…
Whether it’s high performance buildings with solar panels, utility management strategies, using environmentally friendly cleaning products, and even massive quantities of ice, Montgomery College has made it a mission to reduce costs, conserve energy and go green. All College buildings…