A learning community for students with developmental disabilities at Montgomery College celebrated its graduation ceremony last month, when ten men and women took a step closer to independence. Their families, friends, and professors were there to cheer them on as…
Montgomery College graduate Morgan Wootten, one of the winningest coaches in high school basketball history, once said, “The big thing is to make a winning effort. I’m not obsessed with wins.” Like Wootten, MC’s baseball coach Dan Rascher is most…
John Bestland’s 21st birthday was not spent in typical American fashion. He spent it visiting Tōdai-ji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. Deer, once considered sacred, roam free and bow to visitors. Though they no longer hold the traditional divine…
Last month, the Maryland Tech Council presented Montgomery College with the “Partner of the Year” award during its annual industry awards event. Given by the largest technology trade group serving the advanced technology and biotechnology communities of Maryland, the award…
The Montgomery College Foundation is investing in a project that could help students graduate faster from selected disciplines where the need for qualified professionals is high. The Acceleration to Graduation initiative is one of six projects that received a total…
Growing up, Dr. Carrie Fitzgerald, professor of physics, saved up the money she earned from babysitting to buy her first telescope. Now she shares her passion for the stars with her students and community members in the Montgomery College Astronomical…
When she started at Montgomery College, Darina Callear could not answer a question aloud in class. But by her graduation ceremony this past spring, Callear gave the longest speech. Callear is just one of the many successful graduates of the…
The Montgomery College Libraries are home to more than 215,000 books and 60,000 e-books. We asked the library staff to help us sort through the stacks to find great reads for the summer. Here are their picks. Want to check…
When students in Dr. Alonzo Smith’s history class study segregation, they are getting the views of an accomplished historian who witnessed it firsthand. “Washington was a real Jim Crow town,” says Dr. Smith, who grew up near Howard University and…
Like many young adults, art major Shoshanna Chito is looking forward to the next chapter in her life and “yearning for something better.” That feeling of yearning was behind her etching in the juried student art exhibition on the Takoma…