Could chocolate be good for you? This is just one of the topics covered in a course devoted to chocolate—and yes, students get to taste. The class includes a visit to SPAGnVOLA Chocolatier in Gaithersburg, owned by Montgomery College alumnus…
When she was growing up, Dr. Kimberly Kelley wanted to be a therapist. “I wanted to help people. I am interested in what people have to say and I intrinsically like people…I thought if I could make people feel better…that…
At Al-Furat University in Syria, Muhammad Sinjar studied English language and literature. He likes to joke he has always been interested in tragedy, which is now in full supply in his home country. Sinjar left Syria in 2012. He said…
For many students, filling out financial aid forms can be daunting. But according to Michael Ferby, financial aid campus manager at Germantown, students can get help whenever they need it. “The Office of Student Financial Aid offers walk-in office hours,…
Emma Nunez moved to the United States from the Dominican Republic at age seven. But even after she arrived, she spent most of her childhood going back and forth between two different worlds right here in the Washington area. At…
Like most students at Montgomery College, Leah Windley is busy. The performance and technical theater major takes classes full time, works part-time in a local restaurant, performs in college productions or helps out backstage, and has a long commute on…