Understanding disabilities important for support
California State University, Los Angeles students and East Los Angeles College alum Dilia Martinez hosted a workshop talking about the struggles college students with disabilities face
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ELAC should provide a variety of online courses
East Los Angeles College should have more options for how students want to pursue their educationCommunities are trying to go back to life before the pandemic. Many were affected, including students and staff here at East Los Angeles College.
Educational center aims to provide southeast more opportunities, succeeded
In March of 2021, ELAC’s South Gate satellite campus was given the title of “center.”
Newsom signs higher education bill
A set of new bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom aim to make college more affordable and accessible.
Panel encourages Black leadership in higher education
A panel of college faculty and staff leaders shared ideas to help facilitate equity and black representation in higher education.
Should Biden eliminate student loans?
Everyone should support Biden’s plan to eradicate student loan debt, even if it is just a small percentage, because it will benefit borrowers.
Immigrant voices are heard during panel
East Los Angeles College’s Women and Gender Studies Program sponsored a panel discussion based on “A Migrants Story,” by Reyna Grande.
First-generation students struck by imposter syndrome
Imposter syndrome fabricates the idea of self-doubt. It is a psychological pattern that causes people to question their success. They feel they may be discovered as a fraud. Feelings of inadequacy can occur to anyone; Many students have struggled with this.
Students starve for affordable education
By Amanda Mayberry Recently, students from six CSU campuses have announced they are on a hunger strike in protest of budget cuts. The students are demanding that administrators freeze tuition for five years and instead make decreases to the pay raises for CSU chancellors and presidents. They say they will continue to starve themselves until these demands are met. The persisting budget decreases and fee hikes made to community colleges…