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… their experiences, including the significant barriers they faced and how they achieved academic and career success. The event will be emceed by Letty Peniche, co-host of Power 106’s Morning Show, and facilitated by Javier Rodriguez who is the Rising Scholars Regional Coordinator. “Our Education Justice Rising Scholars program is a vital resource to our students who have experienced the carceral system. The complete wrap around services that the scholars receive ensure that they can focus on their academic and career goals,” said ELAC President Alberto J. …

… Higher Education … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) and The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) welcomed Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) to campus on Friday 10/20/23 to celebrate the signing of Assembly Bill … a former trustee of the Los Angeles Community College District, I thank Governor Newsom for recognizing the huge impact that AB 1096 will have on students.  Our community colleges should serve and advance opportunities for all people, including our immigrant communities.  I also thank LACCD for sponsoring the …

… Salvadoran community members through collaborative educational initiatives. Through joint teaching and professional development activities, student exchanges, research projects, and scholarly visits, both institutions aim to provide educational opportunities that enable individuals to achieve their full potential. The signing ceremony took place at the Salvadoran Consulate on April …

… Month with … East Los Angeles College … Monterey Park, CA … — During Women’s History Month, East Los Angeles College (ELAC) hosted their inaugural President's Women's History Month Teatime Celebration to highlight the extraordinary … achievements of women throughout history. This luncheon & teatime, sponsored by the ELAC Foundation and Transtech Engineers Inc., aimed to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds to celebrate the remarkable achievements of women from diverse cultures and backgrounds. It was an …

… Western Hemisphere. “Our hemispheric approach responds to the urgency for recognizing allies and companions in contexts that may be geographically distant, but closely knitted in how we are debating and tackling the energy and climate crises far … project represents our attempt to highlight solutions and proposals across the continent to help underscore how energy does not limit itself to electricity, but is instead the ultimate sustenance for life on our planet.” Running through March … debuts among more than 70 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART. Returning in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide , this landmark regional event explores the intersections of art and science, …

… as Harvard, USC, UCLA, Stanford, and more. “Graduates, there is a world of opportunities waiting for you. It is understood that your degree will propel your career, open doors, provide financial stability, and advance opportunities for success,” said ELAC President Alberto J. Román. “The attainment of your degree, however, means so much more than self-fulfillment. It means giving your communities hope that the future is bright and …

… Student Melissa Badillo & ELAC Respiratory Therapy Student Moises Garcia) … Monterey Park, CA … — The vision of a best-in-class class Science Career & Mathematics Complex at East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is one step closer to reality with the … respiratory therapy, health technicians, administration of justice. “The voters trusted LACCD to bring forth projects that create the opportunities for first-class workforce training,” said Nichelle Henderson, President of the Board of Trustees said. “Investing in facilities that create real-life scenarios to give our students critical hands-on training to practice critical …

… … processed-04DFD4D6-E97A-4555-99E6-0AE99E4B4C0A MONTEREY PARK, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is proud to announce that Biology major Prisma Santiago has been named a 2025 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholar. Santiago is one of … than 1,600 applicants, and the sole recipient from ELAC this year. The prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship provides up to $55,000 per year for up to three years to complete a bachelor's degree at an accredited four-year … including UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, and several other notable institutions. "This scholarship represents a life-changing opportunity that will help me pursue my academic dreams without the burden of financial stress," said Prisma. "I'm …

… ELAC Honors Trailblazing Women at Annual Women’s History Month Teatime Luncheon … ELAC Honors Trailblazing Women at Annual … Los Angeles College (ELAC) and ELAC Foundation celebrated the Women's History Month Teatime Luncheon on March 20, 2025, bringing together distinguished guests, honorees, and community members to recognize outstanding achievements of women in the … in El Salvador who are told there are limits to what they can achieve," said Valle Arrue. "I wanted my climb to show them that with determination and preparation, there are no boundaries to what we can accomplish." Valle Arrue described how she …

… game, but in only three years, he found himself on the Spanish broadcast team for the first Dodgers season in Los Angeles. That was the start of one of the longest tenures for any sports broadcaster spanning 64 full seasons. In 1998, Jarrín … to the cause of education in the Hispanic community. Dr. Zapanta was a founding member of the USC Mexican-American Alumni Scholarship Fund, has given 7,500 scholarships, and raised more than $14 million. He frequently mentored high school, college, and medical students …