It also ended with a broken commitment to the Afghan people. Though some argue that nation building was not—or should not have been—the goal of American involvement in Afghanistan, promises were made ...

For Dimitri Hiyood, a 35-year-old trans man and history major at Cal State East Bay, 2020 began as a good year. After eight months as a homeless student, first living under deplorable conditions in a ...

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 ...

For decades, Diablo Valley College has hosted a non-credit program called College for Kids (CFK) during summer break, serving elementary and middle school students. Community education, on the other ...

White flight from urban areas in the 1950s and 60s devastated many communities across the U.S., including here. As people of color moved into cities such as Oakland, white people fled to suburbs as ...

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 ...

Diablo Valley College is now the fourth top-ranked community college in California and ranks number one statewide in transfers to four-year schools. That’s according to recent reports by ...

When Captain Brett Crozier, Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt, emailed a letter to 20 of his peers and direct superiors requesting to dock his ship in Guam following the ...

While New York Attorney Preet Bharara was investigating Anthony Weiner sexting a 17-year old nude pictures, Bharara uncovered emails which opened an investigation into the Clinton Foundation as well ...

The average college student spent nearly $2,000 on textbooks in the 2019-2020 academic year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Hardback textbooks routinely cost up to $400, ...

As schools across the country work to address environmental issues, in an era of growing climate concerns, Diablo Valley College is also taking strides to do its part. Earlier this semester, before ...

Fliehmann said he has lived in Concord his whole life, and after years unhoused, he finally took it upon himself over the pandemic to create an environment where he and others could feel welcome. The ...