Mojdeh Mehdizadeh, the 10th chancellor of the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD), immigrated from Iran to the United States when she was eight years old, and still recalls the scrutiny she ...

As students and faculty bid farewell to President Susan Lamb, who is retiring from Diablo Valley College following the spring semester, many have taken a moment to reflect on her remarkable journey ...

Thoughts of today being the last day of anyone’s life is seemingly unfathomable. For many Americans, this is not the case. Even speculation of ending one’s own life leads to becoming an outcast.

California Community Colleges will be receiving $300 million in federal financial aid as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), which will be used to support students ...

Are pets going to be ready for the family to return to school and/or work? For all pets, whether fostered or adopted, especially those new to the family, their normal is all of the wonderful attention ...

LAFAYETTE, Calif. – The man asked me sharply, “Have you served our country?” It was clear from Glen’s voice that he didn’t think I had, and I don’t blame him. Still relatively young, skinny, with long ...

Researcher and scholar Kerby Lynch visited Diablo Valley College on April 4 to discuss reparations for slavery — legislative changes that would seek to repair the economic, societal and psychological ...

Springtime has long been associated with love and romance, with college campuses being the ideal spot for many young couples to meet. For decades, college romances had the highest success rate with ...

On April 28, the five-person Governing Board for the Contra Costa Community College District censured one of its members, John Marquez, for making unsubstantiated public comments about the district’s ...

It is no secret that social media is a popular pastime for youth. Many young people spend hours on social media every day, not knowing how to limit their screen time. Unfortunately, this can cause ...

For over a century, the cinema has been a cultural institution — a place where people go to experience stories that are larger than life on screen, and escape for several hours from their lives in the ...

If you entered the DVC Commons anytime during most of the pandemic, you wouldn’t find much going on. Generally, no more than a few dozen people filled the area at any given time; it was evident that ...